Some peak pollen periods for certain plants are as follows, though there is pollen around before and after these dates:
»Hazel, .first week in March.
» Yew, .first two weeks in March.
» Elm, first three weeks in March.
» Alder and Willow, second and third week in March.
» Ash and Birch, second and third week in April.
» Poplar, last week in March.
» Oak, last week in April and first week in May.
» Pine, first and second week in May.
» Grass, last week in May till end of first week in July.
» Oil seed rape, first two weeks in May.
» Plane, last week in April and first week in May.
» Dock, mid-June into July.
» Nettle, last half of June and most of July.
» Lime, last half of June and . rst days of July.
» Plantain, first two weeks in June.
» Mugwort, second half of July and first half of August.
Low-allergen trees and plants include:
» Bleeding Heart or Lady in the Bath (Dicentra spectabilis); Broom (Genista lydia)
» Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
»Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana)
» Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya ternata)
» Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
»Coral Bells (Heuchera sanguinea; Cotoneaster; Cranesbill (Geranium)
»Day Lily (Hemerocallis)
»Dead Nettle (Lamium)
»Begonia, . brous rooted
» Geum (Geum chiloense)
»Hebe » Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
» Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
»Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)
» Masterwort (Astrantia major)
» Penstemon hybrids
» Periwinkle (Vinca major)
» Hosta
» Poppies
» Prunus x cistena
» Sage (Salvia officinalis)
»Scabious
» Sea Holly (Eryngium x tripartitum)
» Siberian Iris
» Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
» Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
» Thalictrum aquilegifolium
» Willow-Leaved Pear (Pyrus salicifolia)
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