Traditional meanings of
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Agrimony: appreciation, being thankful (Traditional uses:
astrigent--used for skin; stems and leaves used to make yellow dye.)
Alspice: a reminder to be compassionate
Batchelor Button: hope, love (May I add charity?)
Amaranth: immortality (I have seen this plant grow wild in
the high desert. It grows a sturdy stalk, flowers and goes to seed, with no leaves! I have
grown it in my garden with sufficient water and it is a BIG plant with
large leaves. I can see how the plant became associated with 'immortality'!)
Amarylis: of great beauty
Ambrosia: love reciprocated
American Cowslip: divine beauty (I remember--when I was
very young--going with my grandmother into the woods on their farm to find cowslips in the wet
areas. They are a low growing plant with very large leaves that are
very nutritious although I do not recall eating them. They're association to 'divine beauty'
may have come for their usefulness in curing certain nutritional difficiency disorders.)
American Star Wort: welcome to a stranger
Burdock: touch me not--I'll bet! Get a burdock stuck in
your socks or on your clothes, and it's nearly impossible to get it all out! (Traditional uses:
poultice of leaves on bruises and burns; culinary: (root) flavoring for potatoes, also used in
salads and soups)
Borage: bluntness (Traditional uses: decoction of flowers
used for fevers, inflammation/cough of bronchitis, diarrhea; poultice of leaves applied to skin
for imflammations!
Bluebell: constancy (I have never planted a bluebell,
but they always seem to be in the environment--constant?
Angelica herb: inspiration
Bud of White Rose: heart unknowing of love
Buttercup: childlike, richess (When I was a child, we would
hold a buttercup under the chin and if the yellow reflected on to the chin, it meant the boy,
you had a crush on, had a crush on you! I always liked buttercups.)
Cabbage: profit (We are only now beginning to understand
the benefits--profit--to our bodies from eating cruciferous vegetables--of which cabbage is one.
Did the old-timers have knowledge that we are only now beginning to understand?)
Cactus: warmth (WARMTH? We have cactus all over our
land--gorgeous blossoms in the spring, but if you don't see one of those plants, the spines
will go through your shoes! Definitely a touch-me-not plant!)
Calla Lilly: fragile, a becoming modesty, attractive
Red Camillia: excellence, a job well done (a good flower
or bouquet to give a graduate, a new mother, someone who has just received a promotion.)
Chamomile: energy in adversity (I planted Roman chamomile
in the end of a vegetable bed a few years ago. It grew like crazy but didn't blossom. That same
year I put some plants and seeds into the flower bed. The plants died, and the seeds didn't
grow. This past spring, a chamolile sprouted in the lawn next to the flower bed. I let it grow
and harvested blossoms--strongly apple/cinnamon scented--all summer long! Moral--energy in
adversity! Traditional uses: oil from flowers used to relieve inflammations of skin and mucous
membranes, treat spasms of digestive tract and menstral cramps, and used for minor infections
of skin
Canterbury Bell: appreciation
Scarlet Lobelia: distinction
Carnation: deep love
Deep-red Carnation: broken heart
Cherry blossom: beauty of spirit
Christmas Rose: relieve my anxiety. . .by
germinating! (I tried germinating Christmas rose seeds a few years ago, not a one germinated!
(Red) Chrysanthemum: I love
(the recipient)
(White) Chrysanthemum: honesty
Cinquefoil: favored child, motherly love
Cloves: dignity (great in a sachet!) Traditional
uses: mildly anesthetic--used for toothaches: mildly germicidal--often used by dentists
to clean rootcanals, also used in mouth washes
Coreopsis: love at first site
Coriander: hidden merit (Hidden merit beyond imagination!
The coreander seed is the seed of the cilantro plant. Recent research has shown that cilantro
leaves eaten in soup, salads or any way you want will mobilize and remove mercury in and from
the body! More effective when used with chlorella. The symptoms of mercury poisoning are too
many and inappropriate for this site but should be researched!)
Crocus: cheerfulness (Anyone who has ever watched
for the first crocuses of spring to show their pretty heads above the ground knows the
cheerfulness crocuses bring to our hearts!)
Daffodil: unrequited love
Dahlia: a golden tongue
Daisy: innocence
Damask Rose: shy love (This is the rose
from which 'rose attar' is made!)
Dandelion: oracle (Traditional uses:
juice of root used for diabetes and liver problems, also considered a diuretic--liver
toxins cause severe mental confusion, clear the toxins and you have. . . the oracle!)
Evening Primrose: inconstancy (This is an interesting
connection as Evening Primrose has many health benefits and is worth researching.)
Fennel: worthy of great praise (and a spice worth
researching)
Fern: fascination, sincerity
French Marigold: jealousy> (A fascinating
association to have been made. Certain plants will not grow around the French Marigold--notably
peas. It could be noted that the French Marigold defends its territory 'jealously'. Actually,
the marigold produces and insect repellant and is a perfect plant for organic gardeners!)
Gardenia: ecstasy, (I remember Gardenia
from my childhood when it seemed to be a favorite scent--very strong, very sweet.)
(Oak-leaf) Geranium: lasting friendship
Grape: charity
Grape Vine: intemperance (This association
is easy to make--wine/drunkeness. HOWEVER, research now shows that red wine, in moderation,
lowers cholesterol and has other health benefits! Myself, I drink grape juice!)
Heliotrope: devotion
Holly: happiness in the home, foreseeing
Honeysuckle: spiritual visions, faithfulness
Hyssop: cleaninss (Traditional uses: tea made from leaves
and flowers used as expectorant; used to flavor soups and stews
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