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Its not a cactus and its not a pencil.
It seeks revenge only on those who don't know that. The plant is Euphorbia tirucalli. Like all Euphorbia, it has a caustic white sap that can blister the skin. "glenon" wrote in message . .. In trying to move a cape honeysuckle from my very big pencil cactus, I got the milky sticky sap from the cactus - THIS IS A WARNING! Always wear gloves when working with the cactus! The sap caused lots of irritation to me, stings a lot! especially on mucuous membranes. I had to change my contact lenses and my eyes were watering and stinging for several hours. And yes, I had washed my hands thoroughly several times before touching my eyes! This stuff even got on icecubes that I took with my hands (again washed) from the bin - as I drank my iced water, my mouth and lips were stinging and hurting a lot! So, gardeners, beware the pencil cactus - it seeks revenge! -- gloria - only the iguanas know for sure |
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