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Hyacinthus orientalis
(redirected from common hyacinth)

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Hyacinthus orientalis
European plant of the family Liliaceae. The bulbs are poisonous to cattle. They may contain a cardiac glycoside and cause salivation, diarrhea, collapse and death. Called also hyacinth.


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Hyacinth: The common hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis, may be planted in a pot and left indoors to force into bloom during the winter months.
The Dutch or Common Hyacinth (Hyacinth orientalis) is the most popular, with leafless flower stalks bearing crowded bell-shaped flowers.
 
 
 
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