Allergies, Inside & Out

The following is an Editorial Resource from YourTotalHealth.

Should allergy-sufferers plant petunias?

Not only are petunias pretty, they are also great for a low-allergen garden. In general, it's best to choose garden plants that use their own pollen for fertilization (like petunias), or plants that count on hosts for pollination. These usually include big, showy flowers that rely on birds, bees, or butterflies to carry pollen from one plant to another. Since it’s not carried on the wind, the pollen tends to be heavy, large and sticky, and few pollen grains end up in your eyes and airways. Avoid plants with tiny pollen grains that are wind-sown. This includes many grasses, trees and shrubs.

Learn more: Sneeze-Free Gardening.