Summer Plant from Hell: Giant Hogweed Can Burn, Scar and Blind You. ... It has now set up a giant hogweed hotline and ordered a special 14-man crew to root out the plant along roads and streams.

The demon plant otherwise known as giant hogweed isn’t physically hot, and doesn’t even contain a chemical that causes an immediate burn. It hurts you in a more sinister way.

One such massive, noxious weed may be growing in your yard, waiting to burn you if you try to remove it too quickly.

If someone gives you a Giant Hogweed plant as a gift, that person is not your friend. And "leave" this plant (otherwise known as the cartwheel-flowera or Heracleum mantegazzianum) alone. Don't ...

Know How It Works. Giant hogweed’s sap won’t burn you instantly, so don’t think that just because you brushed past a plant and feel fine that you’re safe.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A massive plant with sap that burns like acid. It's not the latest Hollywood monster. It's real. It's called the Giant Hogweed, and Alex DeMetrick reports, it's in Maryland ...

After a giant hogweed plant briefly brushed against a 17-year-old's face, he ended up in the ER with severe burns. An edible and toxic plant specialist shares how to stay safe.

Officials in Isle of Wight County, near Norfolk and Newport News, posted a warning on Facebook about the plant, which can grow to almost 15 feet.

"Giant Hogweed" sounds like a mythical plant that the students of Hogwarts may study, but it's real -- and it's dangerous. The plant grows in the wild and touching it can cause third-degree burns ...