| Flowers are a wonderful gift or decorative purchase | | | | with some part of the flower. Asthma is often a more |
| for the house or office. However, for many people, | | | | severe reaction to the pollen of a flower, so it is best |
| making the incorrect choice can lead to an allergic | | | | to learn how to avoid potential for such reactions by |
| reaction which is severe enough to deter setting foot | | | | identifying the causes and risk factors. |
| in a florist anytime in the foreseeable future. | | | | Wind born pollinated flowers, plants, and grasses that |
| A flower allergy can be a result of any single or a | | | | have travelled a great distance are in fact more likely |
| combination of factors; the seeds, the scent, the stem, | | | | to produce an allergic reaction than flowers pollinated |
| or the pollen. Reactions include mild hayfever, swellings | | | | by insects, which carry a smaller amount of pollen |
| and rashes, or an outbreak of dermatitis upon contacts | | | | direct from flower to flower. |