As the world reacts to global warming concepts by changing how and what is planted and cultivated, there exists the risk of creating new niches for new diseases or the reoccurrence of old forgotten toxins. The growing horticultural and human health trend world-wide, is to classify, and hence to recommend, plants according to their aero-allergen […]
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Pretty Poisons In The Yard Series: Inch Plant.
OPAL Score:4 Commelinaceae are shrubs that grow out as a rapidly dense spreading blanket of leaves. The leaves and stems of these plants snap readily, exuding a mucilaginous sap that can attach to the skin to give prolonged exposure to its components, thereby increasing the chance of sensitization. Confirmed contact allergy has been reported in […]
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Pretty Poisons In The Yard Series: Azalea
OPAL Score:3 The increased popularity of azalea plantings is due to the plant’s drought tolerance and also its promotion by asthma organisations as part of their low allergen garden plantings. Thus like the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plant (YTT), the incidence of poisoning is likely to rise as we move towards modifying the environment to […]
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