Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Am I having a reaction from a poisonous plant?

I was moving a plant from my woods into the front yard for flowers. I think I may be having an allergic reaction to it. My question is



DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS PLANT IT AND HOW TO TREAT MY SYMPTOMS.



Plant Description:

About 10 inches tall Has a stalk like a corn plant, but not as thick. It even has roots that are similar to the roots of corn.

It has blooms for about 8 flowers to bloom on the very top of the stalk, it has one flower already bloomed. It is a triangular purple flower. With like 3 petals on it. On each petal it has 1 little dot of orange (which may be pollen from what I can tell).



I will add my symptoms below... because I don't have enough space to write them all here.

Am I having a reaction from a poisonous plant?
It is Tradescantia, commonly known as spiderwort. I'm not sure about your reaction but I do know that the Indians used the plant as an herbal medicine for a few ailments including, I believe, bugbites. I believe the plant is edible, though that doesn't mean you couldn't be allergic to it.

Here's a link to a bunch of pages about it:



http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8%26amp;...



Good luck!
Reply:Yes
Reply:Ornamental Millet

Unique, purple corn stalk-looking plant with large flower plumes when in bloom. This fast growing plant is becoming an increasingly popular trend in fall gardense

Hieght. 12-14"



Its the very last one on the page! Hope this is it :D



http://www.fhgardencenter.com/fall/fallm...
Reply:sounds more like a reaction to a bug bite than a plant.... check for bites... prob near a nerve in your face... could be ant venom or spider.... best idea is to see the doctor very soon.... spiderwort is considered a safe plant... it would be unusual for anyone to be sickened by just moving one.....

wesley

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