The pollen on these flowers can trigger irritating allergy symptoms.
Read on for 12 common garden plants you should stay away from if you have pollen allergies.
Asters can be everywhere during the warmer months and can even find their way into homes as container plants.
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Even though most asters are not wind-pollinated, many people with allergies are sensitive to pollen.
Baby’s Breath
Baby’s breath (Gypsophilaspp.)
is popular incottage gardensand many florist bouquets.
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Although the flowers are small, they can pack a big pollen punch.
The double flowers are hybrids that have a low level of pollen.
It also helps that all those petals prevent the pollen from flying off.
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Dahlias
Dahlia (Dahliaspp.)
However, some dahlia hybrids classified as “formal doubles” have virtually no pollen.
These fluffy flowers have lots of petals and stamens that have evolved into pollen-less staminodes.
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Bees, not wind mostly transfer the pollen.
Chamaemelum nobileis known as chamomile;Matricaria recutitais known as German chamomile; both are problems for allergy sufferers.
Chrysanthemums
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The Aster family resemblance is strong in chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemumspp.
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), as is the allergy-inducing pollen.
Mums help stretch the allergy season well into the fall.
Chrysanthemums are hardy plants that come in a huge range of colors and sizes.
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They’re also popular as container plants and are therefore often part of the indoor environment as well.
Goldenrod is not wind-pollinated and does not irritate allergies.
However, the wind does pollinate ragweed’s weedy, inconspicuous flowers.
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Ragweed tends to grow alongside roads and in vacant lots.
Making matters worse, this pollen is dispersed by the wind.
Because sunflowers are not fragrant, they often get overlooked as allergy plants.
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Amaranths are wind-pollinated plants and produce masses of ultra-fine pollen particles that drift on the faintest breeze.
A single ragweed plant can produce up to 1 billion grains of pollen.
There are many flowers that no one is allergic to, thankfully.
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This list includes lilies, hydrangeas, and roses.
If you’re looking for a foliage-heavy plant that’s allergy-friendly, consider theeasy-going hosta.
Pollen Allergy.Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
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Wind and Water Pollination.U.S.
Ambrosia artemisiifolia.North Carolina State Extension.
Ragweed Pollen Allergy.Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
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