Hydrangea spp.

Hydrangea spp. is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is moderate. Also known as Hydrangeas, Dogwoods, Hydrangeas, and Allies and Mophead Hydrangea.

dogs cats horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Vomiting Depression Diarrhea Abdominal Pain

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Hydrangea is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. Hydrangea is also used as the common name for the genus; some are also often called hortensia. The genus was first described from Virginia in North America, but by far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1–3 m tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m (100 ft) by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.

Common Names

  • Hydrangeas
  • Dogwoods, Hydrangeas, and Allies
  • Mophead Hydrangea
  • Oakleaf Hydrangea
  • Wild Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea Family
  • Panicle Hydrangea
  • Chinese Hydrangea
  • Woodvamp
  • Climbing Hydrangea
  • Anti-Febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine)
  • Rough-Leaved Hydrangea
  • Mountain Hydrangea
  • Kanawao
  • Snowy Hydrangea
  • Ashy Hydrangea

Also recorded as Hydrangea.

Facts

Family
Hydrangeaceae
Duration
Perennial
Growth habit
Shrub
In the wild
JP, US, CN, TW, KR, GB + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.