Some plants can cause itchy rashes when touched. Poison ivy may come to mind, but many common garden plants are also skin irritants, for some people. Carrots, dill, iris and elephant ears are among the handful of plants to touch with caution. You may not be affected, but it's always best to be forewarned.
- Buttercup
- Cactus-like Euphorbias
- Carrots
- Crown of Thorns
- Datura (Jimson Weed)
- Dill
- Elephant Ears
- Fennel
- Gas Plant
- Iris
- Lady’s-slippers
- Nettles
- Parsnips
- Poinsettia (which are Euphorbias)
- Poison Hemlock
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Poison Sumac
- Rock Poppy
- Rue
- Snow-on-the-Mountain
