I had one growing. Foolishly I admired the beautiful cream flowers on them (well, I thought they were) and was given a plant. I didn’t realise until it grew too tall and wide so it needed cutting back. Did I get a shock? They only way to not get “stabbed” by it in your hand was to wear good leather gloves that went part way up your arm. The sharp ends went straight through standard –
good quality garden. It took me ages to get rid of the wretched pest, even trying to poison it.

I would have thought there would have been more eye than ear injuries with this plant.

Good to be careful. But how in the world do you stick these in your ears ?!

Most of my garden injuries have come from roses and the thorns!

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 22 Jan 2018 , 8:00 am

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  Also; injuries from other plants and shrubs – it happens when in the garden.

Wear safety goggles and hearing muffs?!!

I never thought about the risks for your ear. I found it such a gorgeous plant!!

These have never appealed to me so, no, I don’t have any! Good warning for others though!

I cut out millions of these when we bought our house. I think I was lucky to escape in tact.