RE: Dermatitis

I have never had a poison oak rash, despite living in and around it much of my life.  I do not know if I have been fortunate not to touch any or not, but I find that hard to believe since my nearest brother gets terribly infected by the least brush with it.  My father was immune until he brushed an open cut with it my accident, and now is sensitized.  However, when growing Ceanothus maritimus ‘Valley Violet’, a UC Davis Arboretum introduction in my thesis project, I discovered that the slightest brush with that will leave raised, red rashy trails wherever I rub against it.  Unlike poison oak, though, they appear fairly quickly, and are gone within about 3 days. I don’t know if there are hairs or chemicals involved, but I have learned to wear long sleeves when doing anything near it!

 

Karrie Reid

Folsom Foothill Gardener

Zone 9

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of billgrant
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:22 AM
To: Medit Plants
Subject: Dermatitis

 

As I mentioned before, only some people are affected by grevilleas - I know of no one else who gets dermatitis from touching primula - but I do. I have an old plant of 'Robyn Gordon' and have never had any reaction.bill grant

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