This is the time of year when new poison ivy plants pop up. While poison ivy plants are perennials, meaning they overwinter and grow again from year to year, they also grow from seeds. Poison ivy ...

Can you give me some advice on poison ivy control — I’m very allergic. I know what it looks like. I need to get some information on how to get rid of it. — Jack Anyone cleaning out overgrown areas or ...

Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, three-leafed plants we all could do without. Though the common phrase: ...

Q: I thought I got a poison oak rash when I went camping, but I looked it up, and it doesn’t grow in the area we went camping. I think the real culprit is a poison sumac plant growing in my hedge that ...

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac contain an oil called urushiol that causes an allergic skin rash. These plants can be identified by their leaf structure, though some non-toxic plants look similar. To avoid ...