Variegated Inch Plant
Tradescantia fluminensis
Toxic to cats and dogs
A vigorous trailer striped in cream and white, rooting from any node. Sap can irritate skin, so wash hands after taking cuttings.
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
- Temperature15–27 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Reverting to plain green — light too low
- Bare leggy stems — pinch tips hard and often
- Mushy stems — overwatering — Root rot →
Similar plants
- Inch Plant toxicTradescantia zebrina
- Air Plant safeTillandsia
- Bird of Paradise toxicStrelitzia reginae
- Zebra Plant safeAphelandra squarrosa
In the app
Add a variegated 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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