Interesting - Virginia Creeper is a much valued decorative plant here
and in the UK. Meanwhile, Lantana (which someone keeps posting here
with butterflies on it) is a bloody pest in sub-tropical Eastern
Australia.
There's a 'stinging nettle' tree in our rainforests that makes poison
ivy look like a wimp. Stay out of the woods - they bite.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 25/07/2008, at 4:17 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
> Growing up in the Southern USA, I have long known the difference
> between Poison Ivy, which can cause painful rashes on sensitive
> individuals, and the more common Virginia Creeper, a harmless
> nuisance. However, some of my neighbors who have moved here from
> other areas seem to get the two confused.
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