{"id":"gardenia","common_names":["Gardenia","Cape Jasmine"],"scientific_name":"Gardenia jasminoides","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/gardenia","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/gardenia/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/gardenia/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/gardenia/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":2,"grade":"S2 Irritant","verdict_sentence":"Gardenia (cape jasmine) is an irritant to cats (S2 Irritant): the ASPCA lists geniposide and gardenoside as its toxic principles, with mild vomiting or diarrhea and hives as the signs on record.","toxic_principles":["geniposide","gardenoside"],"toxic_parts":[],"symptoms":[{"sign":"mild vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hives (skin reaction)","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/gardenia","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-18"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/cape-jasmine","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-18"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-18"},"dog":{"severity":2,"grade":"S2 Irritant","verdict_sentence":"Gardenia (cape jasmine) is an irritant to dogs (S2 Irritant): the ASPCA lists geniposide and gardenoside as its toxic principles, with mild vomiting or diarrhea and hives as the signs on record.","toxic_principles":["geniposide","gardenoside"],"toxic_parts":[],"symptoms":[{"sign":"mild vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hives (skin reaction)","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/gardenia","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-18"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/cape-jasmine","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-18"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-18"}},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","terms":"Free to reuse with attribution to Verdapaw and a link to the plant page."},"cite_as":"Verdapaw Plant × Pet Safety Index, verdapaw.com/plants/gardenia, reviewed 2026-09-18"}