This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Patient Lucy, published by ASPCA APCC and retrieved on 2026-09-16. The quotations are excerpts; the document itself is linked and is the authority. Nothing has been reworded.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record, Patient Lucy (Impatiens spp., family Balsaminaceae) is non-toxic to dogs and cats. Toxic principles: Non-toxic. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Impatiens spp.
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Additional common names
- Giant Touch-Me-Not, Impatience Plant, Patient Plant, Tangerine Impatience, Buzzy Lizzie
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats
- Toxic principles
- Non-toxic
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Patient Lucy, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/patient-lucy, retrieved on 2026-09-16. The fields above are the record’s own, shown without change. The ASPCA keeps the record current; the page here is a copy from that date.
Other ASPCA records in Balsaminaceae
These links use the botanical family recorded by ASPCA. Open each record for its own species findings and source.
- Patient Plant — Impatiens spp.
- Lady Slipper — Impatiens spp.
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Patient LucyASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Impatiens spp.” (Scientific Name)
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