Thanks for the tip! My usual MO is avoid, avoid, and avoid, but we all slip up sometimes. At least I'm not allergic to it. An allergy to poison ivy must be the worst thing a lover of the outdoors and nature can have! We also have something called noseburn that can make you itch if you touch it, but it's not too bad usually. Another plant to be cautious with is milkweed. Contact with the sap can cause a skin rash with certain sensitive people. And if you should ever accidentally get any sap residue in your eyes, it can cause some damage, so always wash your hands if you handle the plant. If sap should accidentally get in your eye (s), carefully rinse out with water or any saline solution you might have, then call your doctor. I called my ophthalmologist when it happened to me, but not until the next day because I really didn't know any had gotten in my eye. I still grow milkweed, but I'm very careful.
