Plant library / Safe for cats & dogs

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Non-toxic to cats and dogs

A Mediterranean shrub — full sun and sharp drainage. Let it dry between waterings; more rosemary dies wet than dry.

A rosemary plant with needle-like leaves growing in a metal pot
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Toxicity

Cats

Safe

Not known to be toxic to cats.

Dogs

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.

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Care

  • WaterEvery 7–10 days
  • LightDirect sun
  • HumidityLow humidity
  • Temperature10–27 °C

The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.

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Common problems

  • Browning from the inside — overwatering or poor drainage — Overwatering →
  • Grey, drying foliage — bone-dry roots
  • Powdery white coating — mildew from poor air flow
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  • Oregano toxicOriganum vulgare

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In the app

Add a rosemary 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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