Plant safety record
Purple Waffle Plant
Strobilanthes alternata 'Exotica'
Strobilanthes alternata 'Exotica' is classified as non-toxic to cats and dogs within this exact governed cultivar scope.
Cats
NON-TOXIC
Purple Waffle Plant is classified as non-toxic within this exact governed species scope.
Dogs
NON-TOXIC
Purple Waffle Plant is classified as non-toxic within this exact governed species scope.
Quick answer
A correctly identified Purple Waffle Plant is not expected to poison a cat or dog, though chewing plant material can still cause mild stomach upset.
Plant identity
Governed scientific identity: Strobilanthes alternata 'Exotica'
Also called: Waffle Plant
The ASPCA source name Hemigraphis exotica is preserved in evidence metadata and reconciled to the exact Strobilanthes alternata 'Exotica' cultivar identity.
Safety for cats and dogs
For cats and dogs: Purple Waffle Plant is classified as non-toxic within this exact governed species scope. Non-toxic does not mean edible or risk-free.
What non-toxic means
The exact ASPCA-reconciled cultivar identity is non-toxic; ingestion can still cause nonspecific gastrointestinal upset.
If your pet chewed it
Remove access after chewing and monitor your pet. Contact a veterinarian for concerning or persistent symptoms.
Prevention and placement
Keep foliage where pets cannot repeatedly chew leaves or disturb the pot.
Evidence scope
Do not generalize this cultivar-scoped conclusion to all Strobilanthes alternata plants.
Evidence and sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control plant databaseClassification and clinical information for the governed identity.
- Wikimedia Commons — Hemigraphis colorata exotica-Sunny brook-1-yercaud-salem-India.JPGImage source, creator, and license provenance.