are grape hyacinths poisonous?

I have been told most of life that the little plant that looks like an onion and has the purple flowers is crow poison. I think they were confused because they have me confused.

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#1 Comment By shelley On 03/20/2015 @ 10:19 am

It looks like the confusion is widespread based on my research.

According to the ASPCA, the grape hyacinth is not poisonous to cats or dogs.

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/grape-hyacinth ^[1]

As for toxicity to humans, the University of Wisconsin, California and Utah published poison prevention literature that said it was not toxic.

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