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Pansy
Viola tricolor
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
A cool-season favourite for pots and window boxes, flowering through autumn to spring. Keep lightly moist and deadhead often. Non-toxic to pets, and the flowers are edible.
Toxicity
Safe
Not known to be toxic to cats.
Safe
Not known to be toxic to dogs.
Caution
Based on general horticultural consensus, not a pet-poison database.
Pet-safety information is a general guide from the ASPCA's toxic-plant database and covers cats and dogs only. "If eaten" summarises the symptoms ASPCA lists for that plant; how an animal actually reacts depends on how much it ate and on the animal. It isn't exhaustive, isn't veterinary advice, and individual animals vary — never rely on it as the sole basis for a decision about your pet. If you think your pet has eaten a harmful plant, contact a vet immediately.
Care
- WaterEvery 5–7 days
- LightBright, indirect
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature5–20 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Leggy, few flowers — too warm, or needs deadheading
- Wilting — dried out; pansies aren't drought-tolerant
- Yellow leaves — overwatering or heat stress — Overwatering →
In the app
Add a pansy to Sabz and the watering interval above becomes a reminder, the toxicity verdict sits on the plant's own page, and when a leaf turns, the Check-up reads what you have actually logged to say why.
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