Plant library / Succulents & cacti
Split Rock
Pleiospilos bolusii
Non-toxic to cats and dogs
A mimicry succulent that looks like a cleft pebble. It absorbs the old leaf pair as a new one emerges, so wrinkled outer leaves are the plant feeding itself.
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
- Temperature15–27 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Shrivelled outer leaves — normal; the new pair is drawing on them — Underwatering →
- Splitting or bursting — far too much water — Overwatering →
- Stretching upward — not enough direct sun
Similar plants
- Desert Rose toxicAdenium obesum
- Living Stones safeLithops
- Pencil Cactus toxicEuphorbia tirucalli
- Starfish Cactus safeStapelia variegata
In the app
Add a split rock 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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