China Aster
Callistephus chinensis
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
A cut-flower annual with a long late-summer season. Grow it in fresh compost each year — replanting into the same soil is what brings on wilt.
Toxicity
Safe
Not known to be toxic to cats.
Safe
Not known to be toxic to dogs.
Source — ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, toxic and non-toxic plant list; read from this species' own page
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 3–5 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature5–28 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Sudden wilting of a whole plant — aster wilt; use fresh compost next season
- Yellow mottled leaves — aster yellows, spread by leafhoppers; remove the plant — Yellow leaves →
- Toppling in wind — the taller kinds need staking in an exposed spot
Similar plants
- Butterfly Iris toxicIris spuria
- Canna Lily safeCanna generalis
- Cosmos unconfirmedCosmos bipinnatus
- Dahlia toxicDahlia
In the app
Add a china aster 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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