This toxic plant could cause blindness and burns - here's everything you need to know

by Aimee Stanton

It is the perfect time of year to embrace Mother Nature but gardeners are being urged to be on the lookout for a toxic plant that can cause severe burns and blindness.

Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, which originates from Southern Russia and Georgia, is an invasive, non-native plant which received notoriety after the plant's sap was found to cause severe burning and blistering.