Unlike other plants that cause skin irritation, giant hogweed doesn't affect people ... leaving burns, blisters, and purplish-black scars in its wake. It can take up to six years to heal.

Ford was talking about giant hogweed, an invasive plant species found in Pennsylvania ... causes “severe second-degree burns” and large blisters or ulcers, she said. If that oil is rubbed ...

In fact, even just brushing the plant with your arm or leg could leave you with blisters that can last for years. Garden and pest website Eco Control says: “Experts call giant hogweed Britain ...

The Giant Hogweed Mitigation Project’s founder John Kemp learned about the plant — which can grow up to 18 feet tall and cause long-lasting skin blisters similar to a third-degree sunburn ...

Oskars Mezhniyeks has spent eight years trying to stop the spread of giant hogweed, an invasive toxic ... But Oskars knows how to stop the perennial plant growing back. The eclipse won't be ...