Several Reasons to Be Conscious of High Pollen Flowers

There are several reasons to be conscious of highWhen planning a landscape or planting a flower
pollen flowers that produce allergies and causebed, go for the low-pollen variety of flowers such
people to suffer when the whether outside turnsas poppies, tulips, peonies, sunflowers, zinnias,
from cooler to warmer. Warmer temperaturesnasturtiums, clematis crocus, daffodils, begonias or
bring with it more moulds and allergens from theimpatiens. Pollen-free varieties are also available
pollen in the air which is produced by floweringbut rarer like the chrysanthemums.
trees, shrubs and plants. An owner of a houseFor cleaner, less feminine yard with more trees
that wishes to update their landscaping aroundand shrubs, then the low-pollen and pollen-free
their home should consider purchasing and plantingversions are cherry, peach, crabapple, magnolia,
no or low pollen flowering trees and vegetation ifpear, ash, redbud, plumb, juniper, magnolia, some
they suffer from seasonal allergies.maple and the female version of the yew. Also
Not many people realize but the gender offor limiting the pollen around a house, consider
blooming foliage is very important to keeping theplanting various versions of holly with red berries.
pollen counts down around their homes which willFlowers that draw butterflies to them instead of
help allergy sufferers tremendously. It seems thatbees are better blooming plants because bees
the gender to plants makes a difference in theircarry more pollen than butterflies and other
pollen contribution to the air we breathe. Maleinsects.
plants generate more pollen then the femalePruning a tree or hedge back every year will help
plants during the flowering process.to keep it from blooming year after year. One
Seedless and fruitless plants, shrubs and trees byexample of this is a boxwood which has an
the hundreds are male and although female trees,extremely allergenic flower, however, it will not
plants and shrubs are considered disordered, theybloom once it has been pruned each year before
will create much fewer pollen spores than theirit gets a chance to make its flowers.
male counterparts. The best place to receive helpBlack spots, mould, plant fungus and even rust
with the male/female plant questions is at awhich form on the trees, shrubs and flowering
nursery or garden shop. Several plants could beplants each duplicate themselves through spores
marked as simple plants and a homeowner wouldand this is a major cause of allergies in people.
not know if they were fruitless or seedless unlessAsking a plant farmer or gardening store to help
they ask. One example of a tree that could be aan individual to choose the most anti-disease
male or female is the Ginkgo tree located inplants will mean that the air around the plant will
Canada and some parts of the U. S. Abe cleaner and the air a person breathes will also
homeowner wants to be sure to pick out thebe cleaner.
female version of this tree.This is simply a couple of the several reasons to
Trumpet or tube-shaped flowers will help to keepbe conscious of high pollen flowers and what to
pollen lower and allergies away. One of thesedo to help in the fight against allergens when it
types of flowers that come in a variety of colorscomes to having outdoor fun in the warmer
is the morning glory. They come in white, paleweather months.
yellow and lavender.