Plant library / Safe for cats & dogs
Coral Bells
Heuchera sanguinea
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
Grown for mounds of coloured foliage rather than the wiry flower spikes, and one of the few things that colours up well in shade. Lift and replant every few years when the woody crown pushes itself out of the ground.
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 4–7 days
- LightMedium light
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature2–26 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Crown sitting proud of the soil — normal with age; lift and replant deeper
- Scorched, bleached leaves — too much direct afternoon sun
- Whole plant wobbles loose — vine weevil grubs eating the roots
Similar plants
- Boxwood toxicBuxus
- Japanese Maple unconfirmedAcer palmatum
- Baby Rubber Plant safePeperomia obtusifolia
- Japanese Aralia safeFatsia japonica
In the app
Add a coral bells 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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