The swallow wort was said to be used by swallows to cure their young of blindness. Highly toxic to humans - it paralyses our nervous system, it was nevertheless used as a counter-poison, at the risk of killing patients. • Le dompte-venin était utilisé, dit-on, par les hirondelles pour guérir leurs jeunes de la cécité. Puissamment toxique pour l'être humain - elle paralyse le système nerveux - on l'employait pourtant, au risque de tuer ses malades, comme contrepoison #bloomscrolling #plantlore
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At this time of the year the woodlands are carpeted with bluebells. However as beloved as these wild flowers are, they have a lot of folklore surrounding them, and links to faeries, the dead, witches and the Devil himself!
HYPNOGORIA 286 - The Chime of the Bluebells
Bluebells are much beloved wild flowers, but they have a lot of folklore surrounding them, and links to faeries, the dead, witches and the Devil himself!
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https://hypnogoria.libsyn.com/hypnogoria-286-the-chime-of-the-bluebells
Phlox Paniculata, a flower from the central and eastern United States.
In the Victorian language of flowers, phlox meant 'unanimity'.
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According to legend, knights in the Middle Ages would wear two daisies to show he was the favourite of the ladies.
Dreaming of daises in the spring or summer means good luck is coming, but dream of them in autumn or winter and bad luck is coming.
In the Victorian language of flowers, the daisy meant "innocence" and "I share your sentiments".
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#FolkloreThursday why blackberries belong to the Devil after Michaelmas - https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_blackberries.html #folklore #blackberries #devil #PlantLore
Red dahlia near Newcastle Civic Centre.
In Mrs L. Burke's 1867 Illustrated Language of Flowers dictionary, the dahlia meant 'instability'.
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Fennel has a long history of use in natural healing and folk magic. Traditionally, it was hung over doorways or it's seeds were poked into keyholes to prevent witches, evil spirits or ghosts from entering the home. The seeds can also be ingested to relieve nausea, which might come in handy if the first use doesn't end up working.
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Argentinian vervain, or Verbena bonariensis, is incredibly popular with butterflies!
In the Victorian language of flowers, vervain meant 'enchantment'.
This might explain why it appears in folk magic, both to ward off evil, but also to make any wish come true if its undiluted juice is used in a potion.
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This wild geranium in my yard has been happily blooming all summer.
In Scandinavia, the name for this flower translates as "Odin's favor" or "Odin's grace." The story goes that it was used to dye the cloaks of Viking warriors, because yields a grayish blue color that is the same as Odin's eyes.
I found it interesting that you only get that color by adding iron to the dye bath.
Common yarrow! Also known as Death Flower, Devil’s Nettle, Old Man's Mustard, Snake's Grass, and Woundwort.
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You could wear yarrow for protection, or carry it to attract friends. Yarrow is excellent for banishing evil.
People once thought you could hang yarrow above the marriage bed if you'd used it in a wedding decoration, and this would guarantee seven years of true love.
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Feverfew appears in the Lacnunga, an Old English medicinal text. A healer would boil feverfew, red nettles and plantain in butter, and speak the invocation from the Lacnunga. Then they would dip a knife into the liquid. This should alleviate the stitch, an example of sympathetic magic. A stitch feels like a stabbing pain. If we soothe a stabbing implement, then we should soothe the stitch.
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St. John's Wort is one of my favorite herbaceous perennials. It's named after the saint because it blooms on his feast day, June 24th, but that's not the only reason.
St. John supposedly had the stigmata. If you pluck a leaf from the plant and hold it up to the light, you'll see little holes in it. (Zoom in on the pic to see them). This is where the Latin name comes from, hypericum perforatum, because of the perforations in the leaves.
Also, if you crush the flower buds, they produce a red oil which looks like blood.
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Red Clover!
Also known as beebread, cow grass, honeysuckle clover, and marl grass.
According to folklore, you should wear it over your heart on blue silk to recover from heartbreak in love.
And wear red clover before you sign any financial contracts!
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From The Starry Night to a wheatfield: Van Gogh's darkest symbol - BBC Culture
The meadow buttercup! Children hold the flowers under their chin. If it reflects yellow, it means they like butter.
During the medieval era, beggars rubbed the sap from these flowers into their skin. It is so irritating it opened up horrible sores they hoped might win them sympathy.
In Mrs Burke's Language of Flowers dictionary of 1856, the buttercup meant "ingratitude" and "childishness".
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The Iris!
They've been associated with royalty since the 5th century. According to folklore, putting a vase of irises in a space will cleanse its energy.
In Mrs Burke's Language of Flowers dictionary of 1856, the Iris simply meant "message".
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Don't bring yellow poppies into the house because they might bring storms and headaches with them!
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Herb bennet is also known as cloveroot, colewort, golden star, St Benedict's Herb, and wood avens.
It could be used to drive away evil spirits.
According to S. Theresa Dietz, if worn as an amulet, it could prevent attacks by dogs or venomous snakes.
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