Inch Plant
Tradescantia zebrina
Toxic to cats and dogs
Fast, trailing, and thirsty in bright light. Keep lightly moist and pinch the tips often to stay bushy rather than straggly.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Dermatitis
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Dermatitis
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 5–7 days
- LightBright, indirect
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature15–24 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Fading stripes — needs brighter light
- Brown crispy leaves — underwatering or dry air — Underwatering →
- Bare, leggy vines — pinch back to encourage branching
Similar plants
- Variegated Inch Plant toxicTradescantia fluminensis
- Coleus toxicPlectranthus scutellarioides
- English Ivy toxicHedera helix
- Spider Plant safeChlorophytum comosum
In the app
Add a inch plant 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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