Questions tagged [poison-ivy]
*Toxicodendron radicans* is a poisonous creeping plant native to North America.
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Is this poison ivy growing in my garden?
Its growing quite tall, and has some very large leaves. Def leaves of three, but I never knew poison ivy could be so large.
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Removing ivy from my external wall
I have some wall-climbing plants in my external wall, I believe those are ivies (clearly not sure, pic below).
I neglected my terrace for some years and I want to clean it up. It involves removing ...
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Is this Florida poison-Ivy?
Trying to determine if this poison ivy. Plant is located in the state of Florida.
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Could these be the seedlings of poisonous plants?
I brought my plants in last fall to keep ‘em from the winter weather. In January, I noticed a few seedlings growing in my pineapple planter. I let them grow since they didnt look like common weeds. ...
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Is pouring boiling water on poison ivy potentially hazardous to my lungs?
I've read from various sources that boiling water kills poison ivy (leaves AND ROOTS!).
I've read BURNING poison ivy is a VERY BAD idea because you can have a serous reaction in your lungs.
While ...
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Is this overwatered English Ivy beyond salvation?
This English Ivy has been left outdoor for a week. It rained quite a lot in the past few days and when i rescued it, the leaves were mostly brown. When the plant was kept indoor the foliage was pretty ...
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Ivy or something else? Want to know the accurate name
Please see the pictures. It grows every year in my back yard. I dragged it out but it just comes back. It pricks skin. I don't know the English Name so I don't know how to get rid of it by DIY.
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Can I get a confirmation for poison ivy
Can I get a confirmation if the pics below is poison ivy or not friendly for kids ?
the root system is stretched like vines underground.
Is going on your knees pulling them out the best option?
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Is this poison ivy?
I am not sure because the two opposite leaves are not on super short stems, but can I be absolutely sure that it is not? Note: I got poison ivy blisters while working in my yard, but nobody was able ...
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Raspberries and Poison Ivy, Mixed
We have a patch of raspberries. Mixed in is one or more poison ivy plants. We know for sure because they're easy to tell apart when the berries are present. We currently do not harvest the ...
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Ivy, that can be used for fence, which is healthy too
I can read that in general, the leave/berry of an Ivy (Hedera Helix) is poisonous if we would eat it.
But: The question is: can it be poisonous, if we are close to it?
Example: it is all over a ...
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Looking for confirmation: poison ivy or not?
While mucking about in my (new) yard, I found a bunch of plants that I believe are poison ivy (three shiny leaves, aggressively tendriling vines, and the bigger leaves have the little "mitten" ...
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Poison Ivy-like house plant identification?
I inherited this house plant a long while ago, and I am not sure what it is. After some research online, I think it does look quite a bit like poison ivy. I am not really sure, but it's the closest ...
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Is this poison sumac?
Was just pulling this stuff out of the ground all over my back yard, and then got suspicious about the red leaves.
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Accidentally mowed poison ivy plant. Can I clean the grass?
So we forgot one small PI plant in the backyard and it got mown over. I see plenty of info on washing equipment with dawn soap and water, but what can I do about the contaminated yard?? I ask because ...
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Do I have poison ivy, poison oak, or some other noxious weed?
An out of state friend of mine has just moved to a new place in Knoxville TN, and her new gardener has offered to remove the following plants (pictured) claiming them to be both poison ivy and poison ...
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Is it best to wait for poison ivy to fully sprout leaves before spraying it?
I have a fair amount of poison ivy growing on one part of my fence. Now that spring is here, it's just barely started to grow again, and buds that will turn into the dreaded leaves have began to ...
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Spraying Poison Ivy in the Fall
So I've been slowing pushing back on some poison ivy on my property using Round Up Poison Ivy Plus Tough Brush Killer. I normally try to go in two times a year, once in the spring and once in the ...
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Which of these, if any, are poison ivy?
First spring in our new home and I noticed some suspicious looking beasties out there. Last year I had a terrible case of poison ivy so now I'm disturbingly aware of things that appear like poison ...
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Who owns taking care of neighbor's lawn creepage? [closed]
I have two issues in my yard but both are centered around the same question.
If a neighbor has a tree, vines, weeds, whatever - that they are not taking care of and these things are constantly ...
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What kind of ivy plants are these?
My family and I recently moved into a new home, I noticed these ivies everywhere in our backyard and I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what they are.
I know little of ivies/vines and I am a ...
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How can I clean yard equipment that has come into contact with poison ivy?
Yes. I took my weedeater through a patch of poison ivy.
Yes. I am regretting it in a big way right now.
A week later I re-infected my hand with it off the weedeater when changing the spool (Damnit!)
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How to safely remove poison ivy
What is the best way to remove poison ivy from a yard or trees without getting it all over yourself? I figured that even with an herbicide that the dead poison ivy would still need gathered up, and ...
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8 ft tall Poison Ivy?
I haven't rubbed it all over me yet, but can this 8 foot tree be poison ivy? It's growing through my fence.
If so, any suggestions for dealing with it? I have a dog and small kids! Thanks.
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How can I identify and eradicate poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac from my yard?
Every summer despite my best attempts to be careful, I end up developing a nasty rash due to an unfortunate encounter with poison ivy while doing routine yard work.
How can I best identify poison ivy,...
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