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Toadflax (Linaria Vulgaris) is also known as Trwyn y Llo, or Calf’s Nose, in Wales.
In England, 3 Toadflax seeds strung on a linen thread were said to ward off evil.

🖼️The Estate of Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-03-15



Christmas rose was considered a protective plant, able to drive away evil spirits

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2022-03-26

(rts 💕) 20 new herbologist slots are now live!! this month's plant is the magnolia! and to celebrate expanding my p, i drew two varieties-the southern magnolia, and the saucer magnolia. if you'd like these postcard prints and plantlore headed your way, l/ink in thread!🌟

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2022-02-02

New print design finished (I think...) this afternoon.

It was believed the spirit of the corn would be made homeless when harvest emptied the fields, so a vessel was woven from corn in which the spirit could dwell over the winter.

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2021-01-22

Since ancient times, Mugwort (artemisa) has been used as a magical protective herb. It's 1 of 9 herbs invoked by Pagan Anglo-Saxons in the Nine Herb Charm.
Gathered on St. John's Eve, it was worn for protection against disease & misfortune. 🌿

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2020-12-01

The Grecian Centaurs, half human, half horse, understood the properties of herbs & cultivated them; but as a rule, they never willingly divulged to mankind their knowledge or secrets of the botanical world. 🌿

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2020-04-03

It was once a common notion that in a broad beans grew with their seeds (beans) the wrong way around in their pods! This comes from what was called Ladies' Year; a privileged time when women could propose to men. 💍 cc:

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2020-02-29

Cheers to 2020! 🍾 Traditionally, on St. John's Eve (23 June), English girls picked Moss Rose (Rosa muscosa). If, on New Year's Eve, the flowers were still pink, a lady's lover was faithful.

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2020-01-01

1/ Cornish ladies used roses for divination. Walking backwards into a garden on Midsummer's eve (as you do), they would pick a rose, then place it in a bag... [A plate from 'Flora Londinensis', by William Curtis.]

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2019-08-09

Happy Birthday
May I suggest eating primroses today as they're believed to bring good luck for the rest of the year.

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2019-06-20

The Floralia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the goddess Flora. Celebrated in lavish fashion from the end of April to the first of May, the festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora".

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2019-05-02

Four-leaf clovers 🍀 A universal symbol of good luck. An accepted belief that's as old as the hills.

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2019-03-16

Ivy illustration by Mary Anne Stebbing for – a plant long associated with winter, where sprigs were brought into the house to ward off evil. It is also an important plant for pollinators & biodiversity

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2019-01-17