A question for all you allergy sufferers...

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by Connie Star

That's too bad- I really like pistachios

hehe - well they are very nice trees too - at least they only pollinate once a year!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by cb977

the only chid I've ever had a bad reaction to was Blc George King 'Serendipity'

It's gorgeous and I love it but I have to sniff it from a big distance...too close and I can't breathe well for days

awww my zygo mackayii gave me a headache from the very strong fragrance

[jkofferdahl]

Both my wife and I have severe allergy problems - I think Juli's is worse than mine. But the orchids don't effect us at all. I'm sure it's because these lovelies are polite enough to not blast pollen all over the place.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

Both my wife and I have severe allergy problems - I think Juli's is worse than mine. But the orchids don't effect us at all. I'm sure it's because these lovelies are polite enough to not blast pollen all over the place.

thank goodness for that huh?

[mollycart1]

Hmmm. Interesting topic. As a matter of fact, when I visited San Diego orchid show in March last year, the displays and sales areas were covered with large number of blooming Den. speciosums. That smell gave me bad headache, stuffy nose and watery eyes athough I was taking Zertec.

It did not stop me shopping the plants.

[trdyl]

Up until my mid 20s my allergy problems were horrendous. I never had any allergy problems around orchids. Hmm... I wounder if that was one of the things that really attacted me in the beginning. It was a deffinate plus any.

[Connie Star]

Originally Posted by mollycart1

Hmmm. Interesting topic. As a matter of fact, when I visited San Diego orchid show in March last year, the displays and sales areas were covered with large number of blooming Den. speciosums. That smell gave me bad headache, stuffy nose and watery eyes athough I was taking Zertec.

It did not stop me shopping the plants.

This reminds me of cat lovers- I have patients who are allergic to cats, but they have them anyway, and chose to "suffer" the consequences. Personally, I'll stick to orchids, or rather, let them stick to me.