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dansnaturepictures · 2 years

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27/06/2022-Great Crested Grebes and more at Lakeside and home

I enjoyed getting some brilliant views of the Great Crested Grebe pair and three chicks at Lakeside on my lunch time walk, I cherished seeing their humbug stripes again I cannot get enough of seeing them and it was great to see bits of preening from the chicks too with their legs raised at certain points. Some precious moments with these beautiful birds. I took the final five pictures in this photoset of the chicks and adults. An intimate look at a Greylag Goose, a young Robin and a Swift flying overhead at Lakeside and a young Goldfinch in the garden were other bird highlights today.

Despite the very heavy shower before I headed out for my lunch time walk and bits of rain on the walk, although there was nice sunshine too, it was a great walk of butterflies too with a pleasing amount of Ringlets around especially going along the northern path, and I saw a few of the deliciously marked Marbled Whites well too in the grassy areas. The Marbled White butterfly one that really takes me back to my early butterfly days watching these at Lakeside

It was a nice lunch time walk of flowers with dock starting to dominate the green out the front alongside white clover which looked nice. I also liked seeing a clump of viper’s-bugloss which I took the fourth picture in this photoset of by the garden area by the visitor centre more than I’d ever seen together before of this flower I do like, a great combination of thistle, yarrow, poppies and cornflower on the flower bed around the estate I took the second picture in this photoset showing this, knapweed, lovely forget-me-not, self-heal, lots of bindweed, wild carrot, oxeye daisy, bird vetch, pineappleweed, ragwort, roses, some nice valerian a key flower for me lately and other nice flowers in the garden area at Lakeside. It was nice to see some rowan berries starting to come with the buddleia on the bushes around home coming into flower more and more.

It was a good day for landscape and sky scenes with the sunshine and showers, I enjoyed taking the first picture in this photoset of the green of the trees at Lakeside visible from my room lit up by a bit of sun looking great against dark clouds this morning a type of shot I’d wanted to try again for a while. I took the third and fifth pictures in this photoset of views at Lakeside today, and I had a lovely moment when I saw some mist lifting off Kornwestheim lake as I saw and photographed last June which stuck in my mind so this was nice to see again I took and tweeted a photo of this on Dans_Pictures tonight. There were pretty cloud formations throughout the day. There were brilliant sky scenes towards sunset.

Wildlife Sightings Summary: One of my favourite birds the Great Crested Grebe, one of my favourite butterflies the Marbled White, Mallard, Moorhen, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Swift, Robin, Blackbird well at Lakeside too, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Starling, Carrion Crow, Ringlet and I heard Jackdaw and Chiffchaff.

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jaybug-jabbers · 1 year

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Flowering 'Weeds' in my Neighborhood Pt 2

More plants around here I've been working on IDing.

1.) Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) - Invasive

This plant's flowers are very curious, since they have no pedals. They're invasive but have a history of use in herbal medicine, and the young leaves and seeds are reportedly edible. They have no relation to the relatives of the banana which are also called plantains.

2.) Hairy Pink (Petrorhagia dubia) - Invasive

These adorable little pink flowers have an interesting sort of bulb-like shape just under the flowers. The species has spread quite globally. I wish I could tell you why it's named 'hairy,' but common names of flowers are often quite colorful and the reasons behind such colorful names are sometimes lost to time.

3 - 4.) Garden Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) - Invasive

This lovely little wildflower is in the asparagus family, and apparently its flowers bloom late in the day (around noon). When the flowers are closed there are distinctive stripes on the outside that help ID the species. There is apparently folklore about these plants growing from fragments of the star of Bethlehem, thus the name. The plant is toxic, so you should not be chewing on this one.

5.) Forget-Me-Not (Genus Eritrichium) - Native

The image search suggests these little white flowers I found are probably forget-me-nots, although I'm not positive. These flowers have a history of ornamental use for weddings, and the most popular ones are blue, but other colors do exist. If you ask about the origin of their common name, you'll see tons of different stories. Its seems the real origin of the name may indeed be forgotten. According to the internet, they are edible in small quantities, although some species in the family are mildly toxic, so do your research before eating.

6.) Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum) - Invasive

This plant was introduced here as forage for livestock, and you'll find it pretty much everywhere now. It's a very hardy and prolific clover.

I cannot find information on Rose Clover in particular when it comes to foraging and edibility for humans. It seems the clovers that humans tend to forage the most are the Red and White clovers (T. pratense and T. repens) for their flowers and young leaves, although it's advised to only consume them in small quantities. The flowers are said to be the tastiest, while the rest is not particularly enjoyable.

Keep in mind that Trifolium ('tri' meaning 3 of course) is the true clover family. There is a clover look-alike called wood sorrel, which I mentioned in my last post. The difference is wood sorrel leaves are heart-shaped, whereas clover leaves are rounded.

7.) Mallow (Malva neglecta or Malva parviflora) - Invasive

This weed is noteworthy in that its leaves look like geranium, but the plant is unrelated. It also has cute, tiny little stripey purple/pink flowers. This humble weed has a very long history of use in herbal medicine, for a variety of purposes. The entire plant is also edible. The fun fact I enjoy the most is that marshmallows really do come from this plant, originally; they were made from the roots of mallows that grew in marshes.

8.) Wild Morning Glory/Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) - Invasive

The photo here makes it a bit hard to make out, but this little plant is a vine with pretty trumpet-shaped white flowers. It's a very hardy plant that spreads easily, and so it can threaten other plants by choking them, as aggressive vines are wont to do. I have very old memories of these weeds growing in the gravel of my backyard, and when I discovered them, pointed them out to my mother. When she told me they were weeds, I had difficulty believing her, because I thought they looked too pretty to be weeds.

The literature on bindweed varies, and I've seen some sites state that it contains toxins, while others claim they are edible. I suggest not trying to eat it, because it's better to error on the side of caution.

#long post #plants #wildflowers #nature hikes #my nature hikes

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literallyjusttoa · 2 years

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7 Flowers for each Riordanverse character based on flower language.

Strap in, this is gonna be a long one.

Percy Jackson:

Apple Blossom: Preference. Fate speaks him great and good

Blue-Flowered Greek Valerian: Rupture

Camomile: Energy in Adversity

Hawkweed: Quick-Sightedness

Larch: Audacity. Boldness

Mistletoe: I Surmount Difficulties

Southernwood: Jest, Bantering

Annabeth Chase:

Azalea: Temperance

Canterbury Bell: Acknowledgement

Cloves: Dignity

Hundred-Leaved Rose: Pride

Indian Lagerstroemia: Eloquence

Red Catchfly: Youthful love

Walnut: Intellect, Stratagem

Grover Underwood:

Bearded Crepis: Protection

Bluebell: Constancy

Cactus: Warmth

Convolvulus: Bonds

Larkspur: Lightness, Levity

Magnolia: Love of Nature

Water Lily: Purity of Heart

Jason Grace:

Blue Violet: Faithfulness

Broom: Humility. Neatness

Fennel: Worthy all praise, Strength

Garden Marigold: Uneasiness

Mint: Virtue

Sycamore: Curiosity

Woodbine: Fraternal Love

Leo Valdez:

Chinese Chrysanthemum: Cheerfulness under Adversity

Fern: Fascination

Fleur-de-lis: Flame. I Burn

Penciled Geranium: Ingenuity

Peppermint: Warmth of Feeling

Thyme: Activity

Yellow Balsam: Impatience

Piper McLean:

Acalia: Temperance

Amaryllis: Pride, Timidity, Splendid beauty

Cabbage Rose: Ambassador of Love

Coreopsis Arkansa: Love at first sight

Holly: Foresight

White Dittany of Crete: Passion

White Mullein: Good Nature

Frank Zhang:

Canary Grass: Perseverance

Christmas Rose: Relieve my Anxiety

Coriander: Hidden worth

French Willow: Bravery and Humanity

Milfoil: War

Small White Bell Flower: Gratitude

Sweet Violet: Modesty

Hazel Levesque:

Aconite-leaved Crowfoot: Luster

Balm of Gilead: Cure. Relief

Flowering Almond: Hope

Holly Herb: Enchantment

Lote Tree: Concord

Lucerne: Life

Sweet Basil: Good Wishes

Reyna Ramirez-Arellano:

Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower: Separation

Barberry Tree: Sharpness

Branch of Thorns: Severity. Rigor

Goat’s Rue: Reason

Quamoclit: Busybody

Striped Carnation: Refusal

White Oak: Independence

Nico di Angelo:

Amethyst: Admiration

Lavender: Distrust

Milkwort: Hermitage

Oleander: Beware

Red Balsam: Touch me not. Impatient resolves

Weeping Willow: Mourning

Yellow Acacia: Secret Love

Rachel Dare:

Auricula: Painting

Beech Tree: Prosperity

Dandelion: Rustic Oracle

Gooseberry: Anticipation

Purple Clover: Provident

Ragged Robin: Wit

Scotch Fir: Elevation

Chiron:

American Starwort: Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age

Buckbean: Calm repose

Flowering Reed: Confidence in Heaven

Goldenrod: Precaution

Marsh Mallow: Beneficence

Olive: Peace

Rhubarb: Advice

Apollo:

Before ToA

Bundle of Reeds with their Panacles: Music

Glory Flower: Glorious Beauty

Love Lies Bleeding: Hopeless, not Heartless

Nightshade: Truth

Prophetic Marigold: Prediction

Scarlet Poppy: Fantastic Extravagance

Sweetbrier: Poetry, I wound to heal

After ToA:

Agrimony: Thankfulness. Gratitude

Everlasting: Never-Ceasing Remembrance

Flos Adonis: Painful Recollections

Lotus Leaf: Recantation

Moschatel: Weakness

Scarlet Lychnis: Sunbeaming Eyes

Small Bindweed: Humility

Meg McCaffrey:

Borage: Bluntness

Burdock: Importunity, Touch me not.

Dogwood: Durability

Mouse-Eared Chickweed: Ingenious Simplicity

Mushroom: Suspicion

Oak-Leaved Geranium: True Friendship

Thornless Rose: Early Attachment

Luke Castellan:

Aloe: Grief, Religious superstition, Affection

Begonia: Beware

Belvedere: I declare against you

Dark Geranium: Melancholy

Quaking Grass: Agitation

Raspberry: Remorse

Thorn Apple: Deceitful Charms

Octavian:

Abatina: Fickleness

Buttercup: Ingratitude. Childishness

Citron: Ill-Natured Beauty

Dahlia: Instability

Madder: Calumny

Tall Sunflower: Haughtiness

Wild Geranium: Steadfast Piety

Calypso:

Cornel Tree: Duration

Crowsbill: Envy

Garden Anemone: Forsaken

Lotus Flower: Estranged Love

Vervain: Enchantment

White Camellia Japonica: Perfected Loveliness

White Clover: Think of me

Thalia Grace:

Arbor Vitae: Unchanging friendship. Live for me

Checkered Fritillary: Persecution

Elder: Zealousness

Purple Columbine: Resolve to win

Sainfoin: Agitation

Yellow Carnation: Disdain

Zephyr flower: Sickness, Expectation

Will Solace:

Allspice: Compassion

Ambrosia: Love returned

Cowslip: Pensiveness. Winning Grace

Honeysuckle: Generous and Devoted Affection

Oak Tree: Hospitality

Spearmint: Warmth of Sentiment

Wild Grape: Charity

Lityerses:

Bay Leaf: I change but in death

Birdsfoot Trefoil: Revenge

Box Tree: Stoicism

Columbine: Folly

Hazel: Reconciliation

Mountain Laurel: Ambition

Tremella Nestoc: Resistance

Nero:

Beech Orchis: Industry

Cabbage: Profit

Passion Flower: Religious Superstition

Pidgeon’s Berry: Indifference

Polyanthus: Pride of Riches

Scarlet Auricula: Avarice

Wolfsbane: Misanthropy

Commodus:

American Cowslip: Divine beauty

Centaury Bluebottle: Delicacy

Chestnut Tree: Do me Justice, Luxury

Crown Imperial: Majesty, Power

Hydrangea: A Boaster. Heartless

Laurel: Glory

Narcissus: Egotism

Caligula:

Agnus Castus: Coldness, Indifference

Bilberry: Treachery

Hop: Injustice

Lobelia: Malevolence

Parsley: Festivity

Purple Larkspur: Haughtiness

Rue: Disdain

#pjo #hoo #toa #riordanverse #flowers #I POSTED THIS BEFORE IT WAS READY #I WASN'T DONE #FUCK #anyways #long post #sunny speaks #Apollo gets two cuz I love him

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flawediamond · 3 years

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Floriography Masterpost

Abraham’s Balm - Coldness, Command

Adder’s Tongue - Jealousy

Adonis Vernalis - Bitter Memories

Achillea - War

Aloe - Superstition

Anemone - Estrangement, Forsaken, Brevity, Sickness

Anemone Field - Sickness, Illness

Anemone Garden - Forsaken, Withered Hopes, Illness

Apocynum - Falsehood, Deception

Basil - I Hate You

Bee Balm - Your Whims Are Unbearable

Begonia - Beware, A Fanciful Nature

Belvedere (Wild) - I Declare Against You

Bilberry, Whortleberry - Treachery

Borage - Bluntness

Bramble, Dew Berries, Black Berries - Lowliness, Remorse

Briers - Envy

Bouquet Of Withered Flowers - Rejected Love

Bugloss - Falsehood

Burdoc, Beggar’s Buttons - Importunity

Candytuft - Indifference

Carnations (Stripeed, Yellow) - Rejection, Disdain, You Have Disappointed Me

Carnation (Purple) - Capriciousness

Catalpa Flower - Beware Of The Coquette

Cherry Blossom - False Hopes

Chrysanthemums (Yellow) - Dejection, Slighted Love

China (Pink) - Aversion

Clematis - Artifice (Deception, Trickery)

Clotbur - Rudeness

Coboea - Gossip

Convolvus Major, Bindweed - Dead Hope

Colt’s Foot - Justice Shall Be Done You

Columbine - Folly

Coxcomb - Foppery

Creeping Cereus - Horror

Crown Imperials - Arrogance, Pride Of Birth

Cyclamen - Resignation And Good-Bye

Daffodils - Vanity

Dahlia - Instability

Darnel - Vice

Deadly Nightshade - Falsehood

Dendrobium - Selfish Beauty

Dodder - Meanness

Dragon’s Wort - Horror

Dogbane - Falsehood, Deception

Flytrap - Deceit

Foxglove - Falsehood, Deception

Fritillaria, Guinea-Hen Flower - Persecution

Fraxinella, Cultivated Dittany, Gas Plant - Fire

Furze - Anger

Geraniums (Horseshoe) - Stupidity

Harebell, Campanula - Humility, Grief

Helenium, Sneeze Weed - Tears

Hellebore - Scandal

Hemlock - You Will Be The Death Of Me

Hyacinth (Purple, Yellow) - Jealousy

Hydrangea - Frigidity, Heartlessness, Boastfulness

Ice Plant - Your Looks Freeze Me

Laburnum - Forsaken

Larkspur (Pink) - Fickleness

Larkspur (Purple) - Haughtiness

Laurel - Treachery

Lavender - Distrust

Lettuce - Cold-Hearted

Lichen - Dejection, Solitude

Licorice - I Declare Against You

Lily (Tiger) - Pride

Lily (Orange) - Hatred

Lily (Yellow) - False And Gay, Falsehood

London Pride - Frivolity

Lythrum, Loosestrife - Pretension

Madder - Calumny, Slander

Manchineel - Falsehood, Deception

Mandrake, May Apple, Devil’s Apples, Satan’s Apples - Horror

Marigold - Cruelty In Love, Despair, Grief, Jealousy, Vulger Minded

Meadow Sweet - Uselessness

Milford - War

Mistletoe - You Are A Parasite

Mock Orange - Counterfeit

Monk’s-Hood, Monk’s-Head - Beware, A Deadly Foe Is Near, Danger Is Near

Morning Glory - Coquetry

Mourning Bride - Unfortunate Attachment

Mush Plant - Weakness

Narcissus - Vanity, Self Love

Nettles - Slander, You Are Spiteful

Night-Blooming Cereus, Queen-Of-The-Night - Transient Beauty

Night Shade - Bitter Truth

Nuts - Stupidity

Oleander - Caution, Beware

Orange Lillies - I Hate You

Orange (Mock) - Deceit

Pennyroyal - You Had Better Go

Peony - Anger

Petunias - Resentment, Anger

Pink (Indian) - Aversion

Primrose (Evening) - Inconsistency

Quaking Grass - Agitation

Quamoclit - Busybody

Queen Of The Meadow - Uselessness

Queen’s Rocket - You Are The Queen Of Coquettes, Fashionable

Quince - Temptation

Rhododendron - Danger, Beware, I Am Dangerous, Agitation

Rocket - Rivalry

Rose (Black) - Foreshadow Of Death

Rose (Carolina) - Love Is Dangerous

Rose (Dark Crimson) - Mourning, Bashful Shame

Rose (Dried White) - Death

Rose (Garland Or Crown) - Beware Of Virtue

Rose (Withered White) - Transient Impression, Fleeting Beauty

Rose (Yellow) - Decrease Of Love, Jealousy

Rose (York & Lancaster Together) - Conflict

Scabious, Mourning Bride - Widowhood, Unfortunate Love

Sardonia - Irony

Snapdragon - Falsehood, Deception

Sorrel - Wit Ill-Timed

St. John’s Wort - Superstition

Straw (Broken) - Broken Agreement

Sunflower (Tall) - False Riches, Pride

Sweetbrier (Yellow) - Decrease Of Love

Tansy - I Declare Against You

Thistle - Austerity, Sternness

Thistle (Fuller’s) - Misanthropy

Thistle (Scotch) - Retaliation

Thornapple - I Dreamed Of Thee, Deceitful Charms

Thorn (Black) - Difficulty

Thorns - Severity

Thornapple - Deceitful Charms

Throatwood - Neglected Beauty

Tiger Flower - May Pride Befriend Thee

Touch-Me-Not, Jewel Weed, Impatiens, Balsam - Impatience

Tuberoses - Dangerous Pleasures

Tulip (Yellow) - Hopeless Love, No Hope For Reconciliation

#masterpost #flowers

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thisadventurouslife · 3 years

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6/25/2020

Calystegia sepium, or hedge bindweed, has flowers that are white or pale pink with five darker stripes, produced from late spring to the end of summer. (X)

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derangedrhythms · 6 years

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Rebecca Lindenberg, from ‘Love, An Index’

TEXT ID: THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS Acacia: Secret Love Asphodel: Regret Bee Balm: Submission Bindweed: Dashed Hope Bird's Foot Trefoil: Revenge Cabbage: Profit Carnation (White): Disdain Carnation (Striped): Refusal Chrysanthemum (Yellow): Slighted Love Dandelion: Coquetry Eglantine: I Wound to Heal Hollyhock: Ambition Hypericum: Fidelity and Optimism Lavender: Distrust Lime Blossom: Fornication Marigold: Grief Mint: Suspicion Plum: Lost in Beauty Poppy (Red): Threatening Pleasure Rose (Black): Transcending Love Rose (Coral): Vicious Love Rose (White): Hatred or Rebirth Rose (Without Thorns): Youthful Love Sage: I Will Not Survive You

#rebecca lindenberg #love an index #the language of flowers #poetry #u

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tinyshe · 5 years

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Mary Garden from FishEater.com

Mary Gardens: Flowers for Our Lady

Common Name

Scientific Name

Medieval Name and/or Religious Meaning

Amaryllis Amaryllis belladonna Beautiful LadyAmaryllis Hippeastrum hybr. St. Joseph's LilyAnemone, double-flowered Anemone coronaria St. BrigidAster Aster nova-belgii Michaelmas Daisy

(September)

Baby's Breath Gypsophila panicul. Lady's VeilBachelor's ButtonsCentauria cyannisMary's CrownBean caper plant Zygophyllum dumosum ? Found on Shroud of Turin. See footnote for more information on the flowers of the Holy Shroud. Begonia Begonia fuchsioides Heart of Jesus Begonia Begonia fuch. rosea Heart of Mary BellflowerAdenophera Lady BellBird of ParadiseStreliztia reginae Bird of ParadiseBlack-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Golden JerusalemBleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis Mary's HeartBlue Phlox Phlox divaricata Lady's WeddingBluets Houstonia caerul. Madonna's Eyes Bougainvillea Bougainvillea gen. TrinitariaButtercup Ranunculus acris Lady's Locks Buttercup Ranunculus sp. Our Lady's Bowl CameliaCamellia (japonica)(Purity)Calla LilyZantedeshia aethiop.St. Joseph's StaffCanna Canna generalis Rosary BeadsCanterbury Bells �� Campanula medium Our Lady's Nightcap, Mary Bells, Our Lady's SmockCaper, Caper bushesCapparis spinosa (var. aegyptia) ? Found on Shroud of Turin. See footnote for more information on the flowers of the Holy Shroud. Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus Mary's Love of God. These flowers are said to have bloomed at Christ's Nativity, according to a German legend.

(January)

Castilian roses (Damascus Roses or Damask Rose)Rosa damascenaI am not sure of the medieval name for these native-to-Spain flowers, but these are the variety that St. Juan Diego found after the vision of Our Lady at Guadalupe.Chrysanthemum (mum) Chrysanthemum All Saints' Flower. Chrysanthemums in general are associated with death and are used and funerals and to adorn graves (Chrysanthemum coronarium is believed by scientists to have been present when Christ was laid in the tomb. See footnotes).

(November)

ClematisClematis virginiana Virgin's BowerClematisClematis (flammula) CrossColumbine Aquilegua vulgaris Our Lady's Shoes, Lady's Slipper. Said to have sprung up under Our Lady's feet as she went to visit Elizabeth. The dove-shaped petals of this flower invited -- and invites -- its use for decoration on the Feast of the Pentecost.Corn MarigoldChrysanthemum segetum Mary's Gold

(November)

CosmosCosmos sp. St. Michael's Flower

(September)

CostmaryChrysanthemum bals. Mary's LeafCowslipPrimula verisLady's KeysCrocus Crocus vernus Penitent's RoseCross VineBignonia capreolata Cross VineCrown DaisyChrysanthemum coronarium ? I don't know the medieval name for this flower, but "Crown Daisy" is appropriate: this flower shows up on the Shroud of Turin. See footnote for more information on the flowers of the Holy Shroud. Daffodil Narcissus pseudo-narc. Mary's StarDahlia Dahlia (hybrids) Churchyard FlowerDay Lily Hemerocallis flava St. Joseph's LilyDieffenbachia Dieffenbachia sao ant. St. Anthony DieffenbachiaDog RoseRosa canina Mary's ThornDutchman's BreechesDicentra cucullariaI don't know the medieval name for this interesting flower, but it has sentimental interest for me so I would love to discover it if anyone happens to know and cares to write.Edelweiss Leontopodium alp. PurityEaster Lily Lilium longiflorum Easter LilyEnglish Daisy Bellis perennis Mary-Love English Holly Ilex aquifolium Burning BushEvening Primose Oenothera biennia Easter CandleFern Asplenium ruta-mur. Lady's HairField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisThis lovely flowering plant -- closely related to, resembling, and sometimes called the same name as the Morning Glory -- is pervasive once planted and, so, is generally considered a weed. Its old common name according to the Grimm's short tale of the same name is "Our Lady's Little Glass." The story in its entirety: "Once upon a time a waggoner's cart which was heavily laden with wine had stuck so fast that in spite of all that he could do, he could not get it to move again. Then it chanced that Our Lady just happened to come by that way, and when she perceived the poor man's distress, she said to him, 'I am tired and thirsty, give me a glass of wine, and I will set thy cart free for thee.' 'Willingly,' answered the waggoner, 'but I have no glass in which I can give thee the wine.' Then Our Lady plucked a little white flower with red stripes, called field bindweed, which looks very like a glass, and gave it to the waggoner. He filled it with wine, and then Our Lady drank it, and in the self-same instant the cart was set free, and the waggoner could drive onwards. The little flower is still always called Our Lady's Little Glass."Forget-me-not Myostis scorpoides, Myostis sylvatica Eyes of MaryForsythia Forsythia suspensa Easter BushFoxglove Digitalis purpurea Our Lady's GlovesFuchsiaFuchsia speciosa Christ's Blood Drops or Our Lady's EardropsGeranium Pelargonium (dom) Lady BeautifulGeraniumPelargonium sp. Heart of Jesus, Gentle VirginGerman Iris lris germanica Mary's Sword of SorrowGladiolusGladiolus sp. Twelve Apostles, Ladder to HeavenGolden Rod Solidago canad. Lady's Plant Grape HyacinthMuscari (gen) St. Joseph's BellsGrape Hyacinth Muscari botryoides Church SteeplesGround Ivy Nepeta hederacea Madonna's Herb Hawthorn

Crataegus monogynaMary's Mayflower

(May)

HawthornCrataegus oxyacanaMary's Berry

(May).

The Crataegus Oxyacantha praecox variety is the plant of England's "Glastonbury Thorn" -- a plant of Mediterranean origin but which, in Somerset, blooms twice: at Easter and at Christmas. It, therefore, has become a symbol of Christmas. The Glastonbury Thorn is said to have arisen when St. Joseph of Arimathea thrust his hawthorn staff into the ground in Somersetshire. The original plant was destroyed by Puritans (the soldier who did the chopping is said to have been struck in the eye by a large splinter from the tree), but shoots from it were taken, and England's Glastonbury Thorn lives. Since 1929, blossoms from the Glastonbury Thorn are sent to England's Monarchs for their table on Christmas Day.Heather Calluna vulgaris Lady's Adversary Holly (Christmas Holly)Ilex opaca. var. Christmas Holly

(December)

Holly (English Holly) Ilex aquifolium Burning BushHollyhock Althea rosea St. Joseph's StaffHoneysuckleLonicera caprifol., Lonicera (japonica) Lady's Fingers

(June)

HoneysuckleLonicera xylosteum Lady's Stick

(June)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)Hosta plantagineaAssumption LilyHyacinth Hyacinthus oriental. Lily-Among-Thorns, Lily-of-ValleyHydranga var. Hydranga macro. mar. Ave MariaImpatiensImpatiens Wallerana Our Lady's Earrings, or Mother LoveIvy Hedera helix Where God has WalkedJasmineJasminum officinale MaryJob's TearsCoix lachryma-jobiJob's Tears (Job 16:20). The seeds of this plant are often used for Rosary beads.Jonquil Narcissus jonquilla (December) St. Joseph's StaffJudas TreeCercis siliquastrumSaid to be the tree upon which Judas hanged himself after betraying Our Lord. It is a beautiful tree, with lovely pink flowers in the Spring.Larkspur

Delphinium ajacis, Delphinum (grandif.) Mary's Tears

(July)

Lavender Lavendula (offic.) Flight into EgyptLilac Syringa vulgaris Ascension FlowerLily-of-the-ValleyConvallaria majalis Our Lady's Tears. These flowers are said to have blossomed from Mary's tears for her Son as she stood at the foot of the Cross.

(May)

Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalisMary's Milkdrops, Our Lady's Milk Herb, The Virgin Mary's TearsMadonna Lily Lilium candidum Annunciation Lily, Virgin Lily or Mary's Lily

Note: The Venerable Bede (A.D. 672-735) described the white petals as symbols of Mary's body, and the golden anthers as symbols of the glory of her soul. Roses and lilies were said to have filled Mary's empty tomb when it was opened by the Apostles. While lilies' association with purity cause them to be depicted with many Saints, such as SS. Francis and Claire, they are most strongly associated with St. Joseph, whose rod is said, in the Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, to have blossomed to prove he was worthy to guard Mary and become her spouse; with St. Anthony of Padua, because lilies left in chuches on his Feast Day miraculously remained fresh during the French Revolution; and with the archangel Gabriel, who is depicted as presenting Mary with the lily at the Annunciation (hence the name "Annunciation Lily"). Lilies are also associated with Solomon's Temple (III Kings 7:19-22), and their beauty is commented on by Christ Himself (Luke 12:27).Maltese CrossLychnis chalcedonica "Maltese Cross" (or "Jerusalem Cross"). The shape of these flowers' petals strongly evokes the Maltese Cross, and they are said to have been introduced into Europe, from Russia and Siberia, by the crusading Knights of Malta.MarigoldCalendula officin. Mary's Gold

(October)

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmar.Our Lady's BeltMillfoilAchillea millefoliaChrist's Back, Our Lord's BackMistletoe Viscum album CrossMoonflowerCalonyction acul.Lady-of-NightMorning GloryIpomoea purpurea Our Lady's Mantle

(September)

Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus St. Joseph's FlowerOrchid Orchis purpurea Lady Orchis Orchid Brassavola nodosa Lady-of-Night Orchid Orchis maculata Gethsemani Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale Christ's Blood, Crucifixion Blood-Drops

(August)

Ox-Eye DaisyChrysanthemum leucanthemum Mary's Star. The legend told is that the Magi followed the star to Bethlehem but weren't sure where to go once there. King Melchior then saw the ox-eye daisy growing, which looked very much like the star they'd followed. He picked it, and the door to the stable opened revealing the Holy Family.Pansy Viola tricolor Trinity Flower, Our Lady's DelightPassion FlowerPassifloraPassion Flower, whose 5 stamens symbolize the Five Wounds of Christ; the outer fringe, the crown of thorns; and stigmas, the nails. See more

here

. PeriwinkleVinca rosea Virgin FlowerPetunia Petunia hybr. Lady's PraisePeony Paeonia officinalis Pentecost Rose (does anyone know of any name or meaning associated with Paeonia lactiflora?)PinkDianthus (gen)Mary's PinkPoet's Narcissus Narcissus poeticus Lady's RosePoinsettia Euphorbia pulcherima Nativity Flower, Christmas StarPot Marigold Calendula officinalis Mary's GoldPrimrose Primula elatior Mary's Candlestick

(February)

Primrose Primula vulgarisLady's Frills

(February)

Quaking GrassBrizaLady's Tresses, Our Lady's BraidsRanunculus, double-flowered Ranunculus I don't know the medieval name for this flower, but it's a gorgeous blossom.RoseRosa White: Mary's Purity

Red: Mary's Sorrow and the Blood of Christ. Also martyrdom.

Gold: Mary's Glory

Red and White: Visitation

Note: The Rose symbolizes Mary herself (she is known as "The Mystical Rose," see

Litany of Loreto

) and is described in Dante's Paradiso when the guide asks him to contemplate Mary, "Why are you so enamored of my face that you do not turn your gaze to the beautiful garden which blossoms under the radiance of Christ? There is the Rose in which the Divine word became flesh: here are the lilies whose perfume guides you in the right ways."

Roses and lilies were said to have filled Mary's empty tomb when it was opened by the Apostles.

Roses are also associated with SS. Dorothy and Thérèse of Lisieux (who both send roses from Heaven), Elizabeth of Hungary, and Rose of Lima. St. Francis once threw himself on the thorns of a rosebush as penance. Since then, the rosebushes in that garden (near the cloister of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi) have no thorns. See also the entry for Castilian Roses.

(June)

Rock RoseCistus (landanif.) Rose of SharonRock RoseCistus creticus? Shows up on Shroud of Turin. See footnote for more information on the flowers of the Holy Shroud. Rose of JerichoSelaginella lepidophylla

and

Anastatica hierochunticaThis desert plant survives in a curled up, dormant, brown, dessicated state for years, and then opens up and turns green with a bit of water. After returning to a lovely green, it goes dormant again when its water source is removed. Because of this fascinating property, it is often kept dormant in the home and brought out at Christmas time to blossom and then close in order to symbolize the opening and closing of Mary's womb. The plant is also known as the Resurrection Plant, Siempre Viva ("Everlasting"), and Dinosaur Plant. Read more about this plant on the

Rose of Jericho

page off the

Chrismastide Overview

page.Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Scabiosa Scabiosa columbariaMary's PincushionScotch ThistleOnopardon acanthium Judas' CloakSea PinkArmeria maritimaOur Lady's Cushion. These flowers are said to have made a place for Mary to sit during the Flight into Egypt.Shamrock Trifolium dubiuma symbol of St. Patrick and his evangelization of Ireland, and of Ireland itself -- but St. Patrick used it as a symbol of the Trinity, with each leaf representing a Divine Person while the plant remains one plant. Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Infant Jesus' ShoesSnowdropGalanthus nivalus "Candlemas Bells" or "Purification Flowers." These flowers are said to have bloomed on Candlemas, when Mary took Jesus to the Temple for His "redemption."

(January)

Spanish Moss Mentha requienii Mother-of-ThousandsSpiderwortTradescantia zebrina (Zebrina pendula)Wandering Jew. The name for this plant -- often used as a houseplant -- derives from an old legend about a Jew who mocked and hit Christ during His Passion and so was condemned by Him to wander the earth until the Last Judgment. Two other species of this plant are also known by this name: Tradescantia fluminensis and Tradescantia pallida (Setcreasea purpurea, Purple Heart). Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum symbol of the star that led the Magi to ChristStockMathiola incana Our Lady's VioletStrawberry Frageria vesca Fruitful VirginSummor Phlox Phlox paniculata Christ's-Cross FlowerSunflower Helianthus annus Mary's GoldSweet AlyssumLobularia maritimaBlessed by Mary, Mary's Little CrossSweet Pea Lathyrus odoratus Our Lady's Flower

(April)

Sweet Pea Lathyrus pratensis Mary's Foot

(April)

Sweet William Dianthus barbatus Lady Tuft Tournefort's gundeliaGundelia tournefortii ? Found on Shroud of Turin. See footnote for more information on the flowers of the Holy Shroud. TuberosePolianthes tuberosaSt. Joseph's StaffTulip Tulipa gesneriana Mary's PrayerVioletViola odorata Our Lady's Modesty

(March)

Water LilyNymphaea alba Lady-of-the-Lake

(July)

Winter Rose (Snow Rose)Helleborus nigerChristmas Rose, or Lent Rose. A German Christmas symbol.Wisteria Wisteria frutescen Virgin's BowerWood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Candlemas Caps, Lady's NightcapYellow Flag IrisIris pseudocorusFleur-de-lis of French royalty, Mary as Queen, the Immaculate Conception YuccaYucca treculeana St. John's PalmZinnia Zinia elegans The Virgin, Church FlowerZinniaZinnia multiflora Little Mary, The Virgin

Herbs

Parsley Petrosolenium crisp. Our Lady's Little VineSage Salvia officinalis Mary's Shawl Rosemary Rosmarinus officin. Mary's Nosegay Thyme Thymus vulgaris The Virgin's Humility Chives Allium schoenopras. Our Lady's Garleek tarragon Artemisia dracunculusits botanical name means "Little Dragon" and evokes St. Martha's slaying of the dragon known as La TarasqueDill Anethium graveolens Devil-Away Coriander Coriandrum sativum St. John's Head Sweet Bay Laurus nobilis St. Bridget's Flower Basil Ocimum basilicum Holy Communion Plant. Pots of basil are used to decorate homes and to give away as gifts on St. Anthony of Padua's Day. Marjoram Origanum vulgare Mary's Bedstraw Cumin Cummin cyanum Cross-CumminFennel Foenlculum vulgare Our Lady's Fennel Anise Pimpinella anisum Our Lady's Sprig, Lady's Tobacco Spearmint Mentha spicata Mary's Mint Chicory Cichorlum intybus Heavenly Way Horehound Marrubium vulgare Mother-of-God's Tea, Mary's NettleSassafras Sassafras (albidum) Virgin's Tree Hyssop (Syrian Oregano)Origanum syriacumI am unable to find a medieval name for this plant, but include it because of its importance in the Passover, Psalms and Passion. The variety of hyssop properly called

Hyssopos officinal.

, and known as St. Joseph's Plant in the Middle Ages, is not the variety spoken of in the Bible and at the Mass. The Biblical plant is Origanum maru.Catnip Nepeta cataria Mary's Nettle Feverfew Chrysanthemum parth. Mary's FlowerFeverfew Parthenium hystero.Santa MariaChamomile Anthemus cotula Maiden Weed Chamomile Matricaria chamom. Lady's Flower St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatm St. John's Wort, Fuga Daemon ("Devil's Flight"), John's Blood, Jesus' Blood Drops, Christ's Sweat, Mary's Glory Spikenard (or "Nard")Nardostachys grandiflora (or Nardostachys jatamansi)The portion of the plant just above the roots has a patchouli-like scent which was used by Mary Magdalen in the ointment she used to annoint Christ.Dandelion Taraxicum officinMary's Bitter SorrowValerianValeriana officin. Lady's NeedleworkPennyroyal Mentha pulegium Lady's Flavoring

#catholic #mary garden #herb garden

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“Hullo! What kind of flowers would symbolise something like 'loving again after one's heart has broken'? Like, think of someone who vowed to never love again but then this one person comes along and they start to believe in love again. I'm quite taken in by lilies of the valley also meaning 'return of happiness', but I'd love to hear other ideas. (And please answer this privately if you can ;u;) Thanks so much!”

Hey there!

We cannot do privately, being a writing advice blog and all, but we can put this on anon through our own means, so I hope this works for you as well.

adonis (flos) – sorrowful remembrances, painful recollections, sad memories

almond (flowering) – hope

amaranth (globe) – unchangeable, hope in misery, immortality, unfading love

anthericum – antidote

apple – temptation

ash mountain – prudence, with me you are safe

aspen – excessive sensibility, fear, groan, lamentation

asphodel – my regrets follow you to the grave

aster (china) – your sentiments meet with a return, variety, afterthought, variety of charms

aster (china, single) – I will think of it

balm of gilead – time, relief, healing, I am cured, cure

bay (wreath) – reward of merit

betony – surprise

bindweed (sea) – uncertainty

bittersweet nightshade – truth

bittersweet – truth

black bryony – support, be my support

broom-rape – union

cape jasmine – I am too happy, transport, ecstasy

cedar – I live for thee, spiritual strength, strength

celandine – joys to come, future joy

cherry (cornelian) – duration, durability

chrysanthemum (yellow) – a heart left to desolation, slighted love

clarkia – your variety of conversation delights me

columbine (red) – anxious and trembling, anxious

convolvulus – uncertainty, bonds

cranberry – cure for heartache, hardiness

cress – stability, resolution, power

daisies (wreath of white) – I will think of it

daisy (double) – affection, I reciprocate your affection

daisy (wild) – I will think of it, dost though love me?

diosma – your simple elegance charms me

dogwood – I am perfectly indifferent to you, love undiminished by adversity, durability

dyer's weed – relief

eremurus – endurance

everlasting – never-ceasing remembrance, always remembered, perpetual remembrance, never ceasing memory

fig marigold – coldness of heart, idleness

fuchsia – th' ambition in my love thus plagues itself, humble love, confiding love, taste, frailty

gillyflower – bonds of affection, lasting beauty

hawthorn – hope

hazel – peace, reconciliation

heart's ease (purple) – you occupy my thoughts

heart's ease (wild) – love in idleness

heath – solitude

honeysuckle (coral) – the colour of my fate

hyacinth (purple) – sorrowful, please forgive me, sorry, sorrow

ivy (tendril around a bouquet) – may I, I desire

jasmine (indian) – I attach myself to you, attachment, separation

larch – audacity, boldness ('cause how dare they steal your character's heart, right?)

lilac (purple) – first emotion(s) of love

lily of the valley – return of happiness, the heart withering in secret, modesty, tears of the virgin mary, sweetness, happiness, humility

lint – I feel my obligations

locust tree (green) – affection beyond the grave

lotus (flower) – estranged love

love-lies-bleeding – hopeless (but) not heartless, deserted love, desertion

mandevilla crassinoda – you are too bold

marianthus – hope for better days

meadow saffron – my best days are past, autumn

milk vetch – your presence softens my pains

milkwort – hermitage

mulberry (black) – I shall/will not survive you, devotedness

mushroom – suspicion, I can't entirely trust you

myrtle – love, love positive, love in absence, joy

narcissus (false) – delusive hope

peach – your qualities like your charms are unequalled

peach (blossom) – I am your captive

periwinkle – tender recollections, sweet remembrance, pleasing remembrances, early recollections, pleasure of memories, sweet memories

persicaria – restoration

petunia – your presences soothes me, you art less proud than they deem thee

pheasant's eye – painful remembrance, remembrance, sorrowful remembrances, sorrowful memories

plum tree – keep your promises, fidelity

poplar (black) – courage

poplar (white) – time

potentilla – I claim at least your esteem

primrose (chinese) – lasting love

raspberry – remorse

red valerian – readiness

rest harrow – obstacle

rhubarb – advice

rose (carolina) – love is dangerous

rose (christmas) – tranquillise my anxiety

rose (daily) – thy smile I aspire to

rose (maiden blush) – if you love me you will find it/me out

rose (striped) – warmth of heart

rosebud (stripped of thorns) – I fear no longer I hope

sloe – difficulty, austerity

snowdrop – hope, consolation, refinement, I am not a summer friend

spearmint – warmth of sentiment

spindle tree – your charms are engraven on my heart

tuberose – le plus loin le plus cher, dangerous love, dangerous pleasure, voluptuousness

tulip (yellow) – hopeless love

volkameria – may you be happy

white poplar – time

zinnia (magenta) – lasting affection

I hope you found this helpful.

– Mod Jana

Disclaimer

This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.

#flower language #writing advice #victorian flower language #feelings of love #romantic feelings #ask answered #mod jana #beldaminbedlam

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Hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty, bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind or granny-pop-out-of-bed (Calystegia sepium) is a species of bindweed, with a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the temperate Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is an herbaceous perennial that twines around other plants (an invasion of bindweed can ruin a garden), in a counter-clockwise direction, to a height of up to 2–4 m. The flowers are white, or pale pink with five darker stripes, produced from late spring to the end of summer.

#nature #flowers #vines #wildflowers #botany #biology #science #gardening

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I have never realised that Bindweed flowers can be pink with white stripes, but here’s the evidence.

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dansnaturepictures · 3 years

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15/08/21-Another brilliant afternoon of butterflies at Stockbridge Down

After enjoying a nice array of birds in the garden this morning Woodpigeon, Collared Doves, Starlings and House Sparrows and taking a photo that managed to involve them all as well as the sunflower, gladiolus and fuchsia as well as a unique Collared Dove photo in a great run I’m having for them with this delightful dove perched on the washing line tweeting both of these pictures on Dans_Pictures tonight we came back to Stockbridge Down.

The wild adventures here started in the car park as we parked in the car park to the east of the site this time where we don’t often go to look for a Brown Hairstreak someone we know on Facebook had seen around this area this week which we didn’t see today but it was still a very enjoyable walk. I spotted some beautiful looking black mullein as shown in the first picture I took today in this photoset and on them some pretty caterpillars. These were the Striped Lychnis moth caterpillar a new one for me which was fantastic to see they are so pretty I found in a year where we have had some great caterpillar moments another new one for me this year. My thanks go to a kind person I know on Twitter who let me know what this one was.

We then walked out through the woods onto the beautiful down, a similar habitat to the two locations yesterday which was still alive with colour. I took the second, fifth and sixth picture in this photoset of views far and wide here today. And I loved seeing so many beautiful wildflowers again I could certainly get used to these ripe summery meadows which I enjoyed so much this year and this weekend. Flowers I saw in the meadow and woods today included; lots of yarrow, eyebright that I learnt when last here last month, harebell and marjoram with some so nicely together in one spot which I took a photo of, vervain which was sweet, long and well grown and I got the fourth picture in this photoset of, hawks-beard, self-heal including also nicely together, a lone speedwell as it was yesterday when I saw one at Magdalen Hill one often seen in a group, quite big in places and bright purple knapweed, dominant yellow fennel, bird’s-foot trefoil, rosebay willowherb, wild basil which I learnt here last time too, wood avens and Herb-Robert.

Thriving in this rich meadow habitat were many butterflies out once more. There were Red Admiral, Peacock and an abundance of Chalkhill Blues once more. After the phenomenon of the sheer amount of these we saw here in July it was brilliant this weekend to see them at three amazing Hampshire locations here, Old Winchester Hill and Magdalen Hill all such good places for these splendid summer butterflies. There was a special moment seeing two Green-veined Whites mating which I loved seeing, and bright red Small Copper made a warm and great sight a butterfly I didn’t seem to see as much of early on this year but am on a great late run for seeing lately. I enjoyed a bright Brown Argus getting a cracking view and seeing it landed near to a female Chalkhill Blue was lovely to be able to do a bit of comparing I had a top afternoon for the special bourbon like coloured females of Stockbridge Down’s principal species I got the third picture in this photoset of one. Perhaps the most remarkable moment from the walk around the meadows was seeing a lovely late Dark Green Fritillary in the grass one I have barely seen past July before and still looked in pretty good condition I got the seventh picture in this photoset of it. There were some nice and quite big in places mushrooms in the grass today as there often is here ahead of autumn so I liked seeing these and got the eighth picture in this photoset of one.

Quite a lot of action was waiting in the car park as we returned. Some lovely dark bush crickets near to the caterpillars another insect today I’d not seen before and a wealth of butterflies around a buddleia aka butterfly bush. On this purple beacon of life sat most of the common all season species, Peacock like the one in the ninth picture I took today in this photoset, Red Admiral, Comma, Brimstone and a splendid Small Tortoiseshell another precious red butterfly I am having a great late surge in seeing including yesterday too. A perhaps more understated in colour Meadow Brown sat almost tuckled away on a small patch of yarrow below the buddleia. I relished chances for photos of butterflies with my macro and big lens. This afternoon with taking so many and thinking it may be my last charge of consistent butterfly pictures in peak season before it’s just some here and there as the season concludes I really made the most of taking pictures of these flamboyant beings. I photographed nine butterfly species today and loved doing it possibly my highest ever in a day before making it as much as yesterday one of my best butterfly days ever.

There was one spectacular moment still to come as I was thrilled to spot a hairstreak on a leaf at the base of a tree. In the bursts of wind the leaves swayed about and it looked like the butterfly was on a fairground ride but I got some solid binocular looks and tries for photos with my big lens as it was commonly for the species quite high up to confirm it was a Purple Hairstreak. These were such precious moments with this quintessential summer butterfly that I was equally a little surprised were still going my latest ever sighting in a year for sure they are a July specialty. Purple Hairstreak as I’ve said a lot is a butterfly of the year contender for me this year mostly because of seeing them at my local Lakeside which I was stunned at and was a monumental moment in my working from home and local butterfly days but if I include the unsure first Lakeside sighting of some the day before definitely seeing them on that incredible Knepp trip early on in July that’s six occasions I’ve seen this beautiful butterfly that is on my B list of favourites on over four spots so both here and West Wood also I’d never seen them before when I did see them at this year. Its interesting that the place alongside Knepp Bentley Wood that was the only other place I’d seen them before this year and saw my first ever Purple Hairstreaks at in 2014 feels about the only place we didn’t see them this year but that’s only because we’d seen all the summer targets elsewhere after an amazing spring at Bentley if we hadn’t have seen the hairstreaks at all the other places we’d have been there as usual. An extraordinary butterfly year for sure and this was another wow moment this year and this weekend.

We once again took a quick look at Stockbridge on the way home to let Missy swim and cool off and we got more pleasing views along the river and it was nice to see bright light blue forget-me-not hanging over the river with silverweed and bindweed beside it and other flowers. Sweet peas and sunflowers looked extremely beautiful in an allotment beside the path and it was great to see a stunning Swallow skimming over too a great summer moment. Herring Gull on a roof visible out the front, Goldfinch on the balcony and pansies and other flowers I took picture of among the most of them in the back garden stood out this evening at home on another very pleasant and relaxing Sunday evening for me lately. A cracking weekend this one for wildlife/photography and other reasons, I hope you all had a good and safe one. Wildlife Sightings Summary for Stockbridge Down: My first ever Striped Lychnis moth caterpillar and Dark Bush Cricket, four of my favourite butterflies the Chalkhill Blue, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Brown Argus, Comma, Peacock, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Small White, nice views of Yellowhammer and Goldfinch too I’m seeing so many Goldfinches lately at places other than the back garden and have had a great weekend for both, I heard some Starlings nicely too, garden snail the name I learnt for something I’ve seen a lot of before today, long hoverfy and another moth.

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jaybug-jabbers · 4 years

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The handsome Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli) is a big boy, with a wingspan of 8-10.5 cm. It prefers to be active at dusk and twilight, where it visits flowers while hovering and feeding with its impressively long proboscis (which is easily longer than its own body). With this awesome proboscis it often visits long trumpet-shaped flowers.

The larvae feed upon the leaves of Convolvulus genus plants (thus the moth’s name), which are commonly called bindweed or morning glory. Sweet potatoes also belong to the Convolvulus family (Convolvulaceae) and can be fed upon as well, so the caterpillars are sometimes considered a ‘pest.’

This species lives largely in Africa and actually migrates north in large numbers throughout Europe.

There is a closely-related species that can be confused with the Convolvulus Hawkmoth. Agrius cingulata is usually called the Sweet Potato Hornworm (or the Pink-spotted Hawkmoth). The distinction between the two closely-related species lies in the pink stripes on the abdomen. In the final pair of pictures above, on the left, the paler pink stripes belong to convolvuli, whereas the intense pink stripes belong to cingulata on the right. The range for Sweet Potato Hornworms is different as well, as they live mainly in South and Central America, with the adults migrating to Canada and various islands.

Want more moths? Check out my Flutter Starlight master post!

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tipsycad147 · 4 years

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Bindweed

Convolvulaceae spp

The bindweed family includes many popular garden plants including the morning glory, High John the Conqueror root, wild buckwheat and sweet potato, but this article is going to focus specifically on Convolvus arvensis, commonly called bindweed, field bindweed, lawn bindweed, cornbind, bellbind, sheepbind (or sheepbine), possession vine, wild morning glory, perennial morning glory, creeping Jenny and, according to the Brothers Grimm, our Lady’s little glass. It can be found growing uninvited in most yards and is considered a noxious weed by many.

Bindweed is a pretty plant with a pleasant fragrance. It has trumpet-shaped flowers, usually white or very pale purple or pink, which open and arrow-shaped leaves. It creeps along the ground or will climb a vertical object, such as a fence or another plant. There is a broad-leaved and a narrow-leaved variety.

Other similar plants include Convolvulus sepium or Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed, bugle vine, bellbind, Devil’s vine, devil’s guts, bride’s gown, wedlock, old man’s nightcap, hedge lily, wild morning glory, field bindweed. This one likes the East coast of the US best (just as c. arvensis likes the West coast best) but can be found all across the USA. It has similar properties. The flowers are a little larger, white or pale pink with white stripes.

Bindweed in the Garden

Bindweed is a vigorous plant that will spread and will be difficult to get rid of, so it is not recommended that you try to grow it in your garden. Instead, look for it growing wild, in your garden and your neighbours. If you live on the West coast of the US where it grows in droves (here in the North you just see some here and there), it shouldn’t be hard to find. Wildharvesting is the way to go with this one. If you must grow it; grow it in a container, preferably indoors.

Wild harvesting Bindweed

Bindweed is a plant that any witch should feel free to wild harvest with impunity, especially in the United States. Unless you are specifically harvesting the root; do not try to uproot the plant. You will never get all the roots and those that are damaged will simply form new plants. You can cut the stem as close to the ground as you like and remember where you find it. A mature plant will recover quickly and you’ll be able to cut it again. If you are gathering the root, likewise no worries. You can’t hurt it. Bring a shovel and dig out as much root as you can get.

The Trouble with Bindweed

Bindweed is considered a dangerous invasive herb in many parts of the United States. It grows prolifically in disturbed places, like ploughed fields and tilled gardens and wraps itself around other plants, blocking (essentially stealing) their sunlight and even causing the host plant to eventually fall over. Bindweed’s root system can penetrate up to 20 feet into the soil and these roots can bud off to create a new plant at depths of 14 feet. This makes it very difficult to uproot this perennial plant. In fact, manual weeding, far from eradicating the plant, can simply encourage it to make new plants wherever the roots are damaged. It also grows well and quickly from the seeds it produces each year. I have also heard (from various old wives) that rusty nails in the garden can help check bindweed’s growth.(perhaps not nails, perhaps safer iron things?)

Not only does field bindweed have the potential to out-compete any plant around it and to use other plants to get more sunlight, it is also a carrier for diseases that affect food crops such as potatoes and tomatoes and is mildly toxic to livestock that can easily ingest it while grazing on edible plants it has entangled itself with.

The average farmer or gardener is likely to reach for pesticides to kill the bindweed, most of which are useless against this tenacious plant and just poisons the soil. However, a patient gardener can starve out the bindweed by cutting it at ground level, and cutting it again as soon as possible when it comes up again, and again until it finally gives up.

Household Uses for Bindweed

Bindweed can be used like twine. The leaves and stems can be used to make a dye.

Magickal Uses for Bindweed

Bindweed vines can be used for binding spells (including handfasting) and for creating “bridges” and connections between realms.

I am told the bindweed can be substituted in any recipe calling for High John the Conqueror, root for root.

The seeds have been used in earlier times to induce hallucinations. They are toxic. Do not try this.

Magickal Correspondences of Bindweed

Planet Saturn Element Water

Healing Uses for Bindweed

I am told the root can be used as a purgative. There are better options.

More Information Online

http://sarahannelawless.com/2010/10/23/weeds-for-witches-part-iv-hedge-bindweed/

https://witchipedia.com/book-of-shadows/herblore/bindweed/

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Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/fenyutas?sub_confirmation=1 More videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/Fenyutas/videos?flow=grid&view=0 The leaves are spirally arranged, linear to arrowhead-shaped, 2–5 cm long and alternate, with a 1–3 cm petiole. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 1–2.5 cm diameter, white or pale pink, with five slightly darker pink radial stripes. Flowering occurs in the mid-summer, when white to pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers develop. Flowers are approximately 0.75–1 in. (1.9–2.5 cm) across and are subtended by small bracts. Fruit are light brown, rounded and 1/8 in. (0.3 cm) wide. Each fruit contains 2 seeds that are eaten by birds and can remain viable in the soil for decades. The stems climb by twisting around other plant stems in a counterclockwise direction.[2] Although it produces attractive flowers, it is often unwelcome in gardens as a nuisance weed due to its rapid growth and choking of cultivated plants. It was most likely introduced into North America as a contaminant in crop seed as early as 1739, as an invasive species. Plants typically inhabit roadsides, grasslands and also along streams. Its dense mats invade agricultural fields and reduce crop yields; it is estimated that crop losses due to this plant in the United States exceeded US$377 million in the year 1998 alone.[3] In one of the tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Our Lady's Little Glass, this flower is used by Our Lady to drink wine with when she helps free a wagoner's cart. The story goes on to say that "the little flower is still always called Our Lady's Little Glass." /wikipedia/

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(Character Two!)

Name; Merlih Lightseeker

Nickname; Mer

Birthplace; Silvermoon, a grand and magical city

Dwelling Place; A cabin in the woods outside of Silvermoon

How do they Live; With her ‘mate’ Ermis, they spar and cause good natured trouble in the city, collecting interesting items, baubles and trinkets, or fighting on the war front when able

Appearance; Mer is a tiny little thing, very small and petite. She has her fair share of scars but is very animated and is often compared to a doll. Her facial features are a bit gaunt, but very expressive. Pouts a lot. Her hair is wild and red and tangled and curly and floats about, just past her shoulders, catching light in a manner that makes it glow almost. She has an eye patch for her right eye, a scar digging from her brow down to the middle of her cheek. Five scars tear through her neck. Fingers are dainty and slender, moving quickly. She seems to dance when she moves. Good eye is big and glows an icy blue.

What’s in their bag/pockets; A book on common hand signs, a few maps, ink and quill, lots of paper and a journal, some pretty rocks, a knife, some pretty necklaces, a small tiki doll, a small ship carved from wood, a few claws with engravings.

Species; Blood Elf (Risen from the dead as a death knight)

Species features; Long pointy ears, glowing blue icy eyes, unnatural strength, unholy magic, pale skin

Name of Siblings; Illinoria (Younger Sister, doesn’t really remember, but has accepted that they are family)

Bond Family; Celenil (Took care of her, inseparable until he suddenly abandoned her, she’s still reeling) Faltora (best friend, climbs him because he is big and tall and she likes to see things from way up there) Kortin (pseudo father figure, they dance together, teaches her manners) Eren (pseudo brother figure, is very nice) Valifearun (Leader, like a grandfather, encourages her to embrace unholy powers and spread destruction) Echelon (friend before and after death, but she doesn’t know this, views him as a protector and superior)

Family History; Mer knows none of her own personal history before death- She was a holy paladin and when she returned from the war her family demanded that she do more and more and more, and that her duties to her people were unfinished. She fled home and set out traveling, making maps and exploring the world. She was killed in Northrend after a ship wreck and raised as an unholy soldier with no memory and no voice, her throat having been ripped out. She was taught the bare basics, how to take orders and how to kill. She was very good at these things, muscle memory of fresh war experience leading to ease in combat. She quickly became very skilled, picking up a few other things along the side such as a broken way of writing and map making once more. She and Celenil spent years and years isolated from the world before he took her to Silvermoon and instructed for her to wait for him there. This was her first real interaction with polite society. Celenil returned a few times before ultimately abandoning her. In Silvermoon she met the Frostbound, a collection of other Death Knights and a few living people; among their ranks were Kortin, Faltora and Eren. They were led by Valifearun. Kortin noticed her seeming lost in the city and took her under his wing, teaching her sign language and how to greet others.

Favourite colour; pink

Favourite Food; any dessert

Favourite place to be; The battle field, Northrend with the Snow or anywhere with Ermis

Personality; Mer is often taken to be innocent and naive, many people consider her a child and a terrible tragedy. While she is a bit of all those things, and genuinely doesn’t quite understand social interaction, she often uses their more rose coloured views of her to manipulate others into getting what she wants. She’s got a penchant for trouble and is constantly taking things, pouting them into her possession when one initially objects. Merlih is straight forward, curious and blunt, she doesn’t beat around any bushes when it comes to asking questions and wanting information. She’s obedient and follows orders to a tee, as long as whoever is giving them is commanding enough in tone and appearance.

Misc; She’s mute and has no memory of her previous life. Childishly selfish unless Ermis’s feelings are involved.

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Birthplace: Silvermoon, a grand and magical city

geranium (silver-leaf) – recall

moonwort – forgetfulness

silver-weed – simplicity

Dwelling Place: A cabin in the woods outside of Silvermoon

magnolia – love of nature, dignity, nobility, perseverance

persimon – bury me amid nature's beauties

Based on how they live

achillea millefolia – war

bay tree – glory

bay (wreath) – reward of merit

bladder nut tree – frivolity, amusement

celandine – joys to come, future joy

chrysanthemum (chinese) – cheerfulness under adversity

cineraria – always delightful

copihue – there is no unalloyed good

freesia – lasting friendship, innocence, trust

glycine – your friendship is pleasing and agreeable to me

grass (quaking) – frivolity

indian cress – warlike trophy, resignation

There are no flowers directly meaning small so I opted for tiny flowers and small versions of flowers, some of these come in big and in small

baby's breath – everlasting love, innocence, pure of heart

bell flower – gratitude, indiscretion, acknowledgement,

bell flower (small white) – gratitude

bindweed (small) – humility, captivation

blue bell – constancy, sorrowful, regret, humility, gratitude

cape marigold (small) – omen

carnation – disdain, pride, alas! for my poor heart

carnation (purple) – capriciousness

carnation (red) – my heart breaks, my heart aches for you, admiration

carnation (solid colour) – yes

carnation (striped) – refusal, I cannot be with you, no, sorry I can't be with you, wish I could be with you

carnation (white) – sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, woman's good luck gift

carnation (yellow) – disdain, rejection, disappointment

clover (purple) – providence

clover (red) – industry

clover (white) – think of me

euphorbia – persistence

forget-me-not – forget me not, true love, memories

hortensia – you are cold, carelessness

hydrangea – (a) boaster, heartlessness, you are cold, dispassion, thank you for understanding, frigidity

meanings of jasmine

verbena – sensibility

verbena (scarlet) – unite against evil, church unity

verbena (white) – pray for me

Based on appearance

acacia (rose) – elegance, friendship

amaryllis – timidity, splendid beauty, pride, haughtiness

camellia (red) – unpretending excellence

camellia (white) – perfected loveliness, adoration

cherry tree (white) – deception

diosma – your simple elegance charms me

fleur-de-lis – flame, I burn

fraxinella – fire

hibiscus – delicate beauty, consumed by love, beauty is vain

jasmine (yellow) – grace and elegance

justicia – the perfection of female loveliness

lily (eucharis) – maiden charms

mistletoe – I climb to greatness, I surmount (all) difficulties, I will rise above all, parasite, kiss me, affection, difficulties

orchid – a belle, refined beauty

peach – your qualities like your charms are unequalled

pink (indian double) – always lovely

pyrus japonica – (the) faerie’s fire

rose (acacia) – elegance

rose (daily) – thy smile I aspire to

rose (multiflora) – many charms, grace

rose (musk, cluster) – charming

sweet flag – grace, fitness

some pretty rocks

rock rose – safety

unholy magic

angelica – magic, inspiration

bittersweet nightshade – truth

black bryony – support, be my support

blackberry – envy

catchfly (night-flowering) – night

cereus (night-blooming) – transient beauty

convolvulus (blue, minor) – repose, night

convolvulus (night) – night

ebony – blackness

enchanter's nightshade – spell, fascination, witchcraft, sorcery

fern – magic, sincerity, fascination, confidence, shelter

geranium (night-smelling) – melancholy spirit

laburnum – blackness, pensive beauty, forsaken

mulberry (black) – I shall not survive you, devotedness

nightshade – scepticism, truth, dark thoughts, falsehood

nightshade (deadly) – falsehood

poplar (black) – courage

Favourite colour: pink

camellia (pink) – longing

carnation (pink) – I'll/I will never forget you, woman's love

convolvulus (pink) – worth sustained by judicious and tender affection

hyacinth (pink) – playful joy

larkspur (pink) – larkspur

rose (dark pink) – thankfulness

rose (pale pink) – grace, joy

rose (pink) – grace, perfect happiness, secret love, sweetness, indecision

verbena (pink) – family union

Favourite Food: any dessert

balm (gentle) – sweets of social intercourse, joke, joking, pleasantry

basil (sweet) – good wishes

carnation (white) – sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, woman's good luck gift

coltsfoot (sweet-scented) – maternal care, justice, justice shall be done, we will do you justice

gentian (closed) – sweet be thy dreams

honeyflower – love sweet and secret, sweet, secret love, generous affection, sweetness of disposition, speak low if you speak love

lily of the valley – sweetness, tears of the virgin mary, happiness, humility, return of happiness, the heart withering in secret, modesty

lily (white) – sweetness, purity, virginity, majesty, it's heavenly to be with you, youth

mallow – sweetness, sweet disposition, beneficence, mildness, delicate beauty

meadowsweet – uselessness

narcissus – stay as sweet as you are, egotism, self-love, selfishness

periwinkle – sweet remembrance, sweet memories, tender recollections, pleasing remembrances, early recollections, pleasure of memories

periwinkle (blue) – sweet remembrance, early friendship, pleasures of memory

scabiosa (sweet) – widowhood

sultan (white) – sweetness

sweet bay – treachery

sweet sultan – happiness, felicity

sweet william – finesse, childhood, gallantry, scorn, grant me one smile

sweetbrier (american) – simplicity

sweetbrier (european) – imagination, poetry, I wound to heal

sweetbrier (yellow) – decrease of love

sweet pea – departure, delicate pleasures, goodbye, blissful pleasure, thank you for a lovely time

tussilage (sweet-scented) – justice shall be done, you shall have justice

violet (sweet-scented) – modesty

Based on personality

baby's breath – innocence, pure of heart, everlasting love

borage – bluntness, rudeness

buttercup – childishness, ingratitude, cheerfulness, I wish I was rich, riches, desire for riches

coronilla – success crown your wishes

daisy – innocence, beauty, loyal love, I'll never tell, purity

daisy (white) – innocence

gerbera – innocence

ivy (tendril around bouquet) – may I, I desire

lilac (white) – youthful innocence, youth

orange blossom – innocence, eternal love, marriage, fruitfulness, your purity equals your loveliness, chastity

osier – frankness

pink (musk) – childishness

rose (coral) – desire

rose (white) – innocence, purity, humility, I am worthy of you, secrecy, silence, a heart unacquainted with love, I would be single, too young to love

withy – frankness

Misc

syringa – memory, fraternal love/regard

- Mod Jana

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