Danger In the Rose Garden

Parsnip leaf juice? I've never heard of anything like that before. Bizarre. Hope your arm recovers quickly Hariet (Caroline?)

Until Caroline answers, I would think it was a splash, not an intended collection of it.

it was unintended..the parsnip sap contains furocoumarins and this is what causes the phyto-photodermatitis. Once the furocoumarins are absorbed by the skin, they are activated by UV light and they then bind to DNA and cell membranes and destroys cells and your skin. I knew about it in wild parsnips but hadn't come across it in my garden plants until Christmas (must have been for the Christmas roast come to think about it)..thanks for all of your concerns - hariet~rose