English Ivy
Also known as Branching Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy, California Ivy. One plant, one grade per pet — the verdicts below are transcribed from primary sources and human-reviewed.
FOR CATSS1 · CAUTION
English ivy is mildly toxic to cats (S1 Caution): its triterpenoid saponins cause vomiting, abdominal pain, drooling, and diarrhea after ingestion, with the foliage more toxic than the berries — an upset stomach, not a systemic poisoning.
FULL VERDICT →FOR DOGSS1 · CAUTION
English ivy is mildly toxic to dogs (S1 Caution): its triterpenoid saponins cause vomiting, abdominal pain, drooling, and diarrhea after ingestion, with the foliage more toxic than the berries.
FULL VERDICT →Care at a glance
Lightmedium
Waterevery 5–9 days
Humiditymedium
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