Itch & Scratch

[Ashley]

Has anyone heard of people being allergic to orchids?

What research I have been able to do suggests that they are the least likely flower to cause irritation.

I occasionally get a rash on my arms that is red and itchy
and has raised lumps it lasts 2 or 3 days then goes again.

I only ask as although it random several months apart it has been going since the end of that year when I got my first orchid and the most recent one was much worse and lasted 2 weeks, but I have over 20 now.

Kat

(I was tempted to post this in pests and diseases )

[Dorothy]

Could you be sensitive to the fertilizer or the medium you use?
Allergies from orchids have been address before in this past thread - Allergies
Just something for you to read as you wait for responses

[quiltingwacko]

I would keep a food diary. More likely culprit.