Re: Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Most allergy grass tests, or tree tests, etc. are a mix of allergens  
that are common to the area in which the person lives. DH says that  
the only adjustment to rhinocort was that the discontinued one  
contained freon, which the WHO says damages the ozone layer. The  
"new" rhinocort is exactly the same, except no freon.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jan 18, 2006, at 5:04 AM, Donna wrote:

> hum... so where do I fit in... my 'scratch' test
> showed I was allergic to grass pollen... not the grass
> itself or something like that. (been years since I had
> that done)
>
> Do know I have to stay in the house for a week or two
> in the spring and fall or it 'gets me'. Any other time
> I am just fine out there and can have my nose into
> everything.
>
> My allergist used to give me something called
> rhinocort, which worked great, then they took the
> spray version off the market... sigh, the replacement
> drug just isn't the same.
>
> Now they discontinues maxair... geesh... they are out
> to get me!
>
> Donna
>
> --- Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>> DH (the allergist) tells me that while a few people
>> are allergic to
>> only one grass (example: corn pollen here in the
>> midwest), and some
>> are allergic to all grasses, most are allergic to
>> either warm season
>> grasses or cool season grasses. My guess is that
>> Hakonechloa is a
>> warm season grass, given that it flowers in late
>> summer. On the other
>> hand, since it is a genus of one species, perhaps
>> people in North
>> America have not become sensitized to it. I'd
>> recommend that you try
>> it. If you are really sensitive to grasses, use a
>> mask when it is in
>> flower, and shower after you work in the yard.
>>
>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been looking through catalogs and came across
>> this plant
>>> (Hakonechloa
>>> macra 'Aureola') and I thought it would be lovely
>> by the pond.
>>> However,
>>> since I have grass pollen allergies I wondered
>> whether this type of
>>> grass
>>> would pose a problem.  Anyone out there with
>> allergies try this one?
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>>
>>>
>>
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