The Virginia Creeper is a beautiful plant; the stems have five leaflets and are pleasantly attractive, especially in May when they are still a fresh, spring green. However, this pleasantly attractive ...

Leaves of three, let it be. That’s the common expression to avoid run-ins with poison ivy and poison oak — common toxic-to-the-touch plants found in North Carolina’s Triangle area and beyond. Virginia ...

Q. Can a person get poison ivy once the leaves are gone in the fall? Is it true that Virginia creeper vines can cause the same itching symptoms? Also, are poison oak and poison ivy the same thing? A.

The sun bursts through the leaves of a Virginia Creeper plant at the South Long Lake Park Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. The brilliant red color of the plant is usually the first to show color in late summer.

Q. Can a person get poison ivy once the leaves are gone in the fall? Is it true that Virginia creeper vines can cause the same itching symptoms? Also, are poison oak and poison ivy the same thing? A.