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Kabby said:How can y'all even touch Virginia creeper? I knew poison ivy had 3 leaves so why is this 5 leaves vine breaking me out and making me itch? I run for the water to scrub it off if I even think I've touched it.
Thanks to these wonderful forums, I am trying to plant host plants for the butterflies. Last year I only had bronze fennel, but this year I went nuts and bought paw paw trees, milkweed, cherry trees, passion vine, and white Dutchman's Pipe seeds. I hope to have a caterpillar and butterfly paradise.

@Kabby
I found this:
With V. creeper, it is the oxylate crystals in the sap that cause a rash and/or blisters in sensitive people.
From here:
http://www.dailylocal.com/arti...

And this:
Some literature suggests that Virginia Creeper is not poisonous, but the sap of the plant contains oxalate crystals and can cause skin irritation and rashes in some people.
From:
http://plants.usda.gov/plantgu...