15 Worst Indoor Plants for Allergies

Runny nose, itchy eyes, or other allergic symptoms take the shine off a day spent tending your garden. So we curated a list of the worst indoor plants for allergies to keep you from suffering.

1. African Violet: Dust It’s very hard to keep the African violets’ leaves free of dust and they can't be easily washed clear.

2. Ferns: Dust Ferns reproduce via spores,  a fine powdery substance found in deposits under the leaves and can cause allergy.

3. English Ivy: Dust Its textured foliage holds dust particles and releases them when the plant is jostled or shaken.

4. Chamomile: Pollen Soothing on the stomach but irritating on the eye, chamomile flowers produce vast quantities of irritating pollen.

5. Daisy: Pollen A rustic pot spilling forth with daisy (Bellis perennis) has country charm in abundance, but it also has a hell of a lot of pollen.

6. Gerbera: Pollen The bright and cheerful group of Gerbera daisies are just as bad as their smaller cousins regarding pollen.

7. Chrysanthemums: Pollen A healthy chrysanthemum will produce dozens of pollen-rich flowers almost destined to cause problems.

7. Chrysanthemums: Pollen A healthy chrysanthemum will produce dozens of pollen-rich flowers almost destined to cause problems.

8. Male Palms: Pollen Palm pollen is spectacularly irritating. It’s released en mass in quantities large enough to see with the naked eye.

9. Lilies: Pollen While gorgeous, true lilies like Amaryllis, Tiger Lily, Easter Lily, and Stargazers produce abundant pollen.

10. Bonsai Trees: Pollen Cypress, juniper, and oak trees are like palms- either male or female.

11. Rubber Plant: Latex The rubber plant (Ficus elastica) is the tree from which commercial latex is harvested, so they’re a problem for those of us with a latex allergy.

12. Weeping Fig: Latex Weeping figs (Ficus benjamina) is an elegant, easy-care plant that grows into a stately tree. But those glossy leaves are chock full of latex.

13. Fiddle Leaf Fig: Latex Much as I love Fiddle Leaf Figs (Ficus lyrata), they also contain latex all throughout their leaves and branches.

14. African Milk Tree: Latex When injured, this succulent oozes milky, latex-rich sap.

15. Aloes: Latex Aloe vera sap causes contact dermatitis in folks with latex allergies.

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