Plant library / Succulents & cacti
Fairy Elephant's Feet
Frithia pulchra
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
A tiny mesemb of club-shaped leaves with translucent windowed tips, which in the wild sit level with the soil. Water rarely and never in winter.
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 21–30 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityLow humidity
- Temperature15–28 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Splitting or bursting — far too much water — Overwatering →
- Windows clouding over — dust; wipe gently
- Soft at the base — rot from winter watering
Similar plants
- Desert Rose toxicAdenium obesum
- Living Stones safeLithops
- Pencil Cactus toxicEuphorbia tirucalli
- Split Rock safePleiospilos bolusii
In the app
Add a fairy elephant's feet 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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