Are Hydrangeas poisonous? Well, there is the story about the chinaman's horse. This was a cart horse owned by a Chinese man who was described as a peddler. A veterinarian was called to treat the horse that showed the distressful symptoms of gastroenteritis. Its abdominal muscles were tense and it kept its tail tucked under except to raise it and expel eruptions of liquid and bloody faeces. The animal was fed its usual food and water at noon.
Apparently it had felt a little peckish an hour earlier and had consumed the flowers and leaves of a potted hydrangea which was later identified as Hydrangea hortensia var. otaska. We would know it today as Hydrangea macrophylla. The vet dosed the horse with turpentine and raw linseed oil flavoured with ginger and capsicum. By late evening the pains had lessened and the horse seemed to be more comfortable. The following morning saw the cart horse completely recovered from its dietary mishap. This incident of floral 'poisoning' took place in Vancouver B.C. in 1919 and described in the Journal of Veterinary Medicine in 1920.
Are Hydrangeas poisonous? Well there is the story of the tossed salad.
In 1957 there was a report of a family in Florida who experienced gastroenteritis and nausea (A sore tummy and not feeling well.) after consuming hydrangea flower buds that the children had creatively added to the salad of greens. They all felt fine the next day.
Conclusion: Hydrangeas are NOT A FOOD ITEM.
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