Asparagaceae
Common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Hyacinthus
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsToxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Toxic
Toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: Alkaloids such as lycorine.
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, salivation, skin irritation.
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Is Common hyacinth safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Common hyacinth safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Common hyacinth safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Common hyacinth safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Common hyacinth toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: Alkaloids such as lycorine. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, salivation, skin irritation.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (38)
- Arabic
- خزامى مشرقية
- Armenian
- Հակինթ արևելյան
- arz
- خزامى مشرقيه
- Azerbaijani
- Şərq sünbülçiçəyi
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен зюмбюл
- Cantonese
- 風信子
- Catalan
- Jacint
- Chinese
- 風信子, 风信子
- Czech
- Hyacint východní, Hyacint
- Danish
- Almindelig hyacint, Hyacint
- Dutch
- Hyacint
- English
- Common hyacinth, Garden hyacinth, Dutch hyacinth
- Estonian
- Idahüatsint
- Finnish
- Hyasintti, Tuoksuhyasintti
- French
- Jacinthe
- German
- Gartenhyazinthe
- Greek
- Υάκινθος, Ζουμπούλι
- Hebrew
- יקינתון מזרחי, יקינטון מזרחי
- hsb
- Zahrodna hyacinta
- Hungarian
- Kerti jácint
- Italian
- Giacinto
- Japanese
- ヒアシンス, ヒヤシンス, 風信子
- Lithuanian
- Rytinis hiacintas
- Luxembourgish
- Hyazinthen
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hyasint, Svibel
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Svibel, Hyasint
- Persian
- سنبل
- Polish
- Hiacynt wschodni, Hiacynt
- Romanian
- Zambilă, Zambila
- Russian
- Гиацинт восточный
- Serbian
- Зумбул
- Slovak
- Hyacint východný
- Slovenian
- Vzhodni hijacint, Hijacinta
- Swedish
- Hyacint, Trädgårdshyacint
- Thai
- ไฮอะซินท์บ้าน
- Turkish
- Sümbül
- Ukrainian
- Гiяцинт схıдний
- Welsh
- Hiasinth
Synonyms
- Hyacinthus orientalis f. pleniflorus Moldenke
- Hyacinthus orientalis subsp. albulus (Jord.) Nyman
- Hyacinthus orientalis subsp. provincialis (Jord.) K.Richt.
- Scilla coronaria Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 510 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: msieges, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laura Mae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eddy Negi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rian Meulenbroeks, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.