Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Dalechampia, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Just a note about this vine for those of you with sensitive skin like me, I spent a few minutes tucking in some vines the other day that were sticking out into the walkway. I let the vines brush across my arms and tucked them in so they wouldn't get pruned off by DH. That evening, I had a terrible rash on both arms. This happened before when I held a bloom up to my neck just for fun. I think the vines have little prickly hairs or something that causes this. I had another vine do this that I got rid of, and that one was Thunbergia greggii. This Bow Tie Vine is also a fairly aggressive grower and needs a lot of room or constant pruning in time. Vines like that don't get to live very long in my yard so this one might be coming out soon. It is beautiful though.