#Soldier's woundwort

[thebotanicalarcade]

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[faguscarolinensis]

Achillea millefolium 'Milly Rock Yellow Terracotta Improved' / 'Milly Rock Yellow Terracotta Improved' Yarrow at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC

[merriclo]

I want to know your LU headcanons!

ohHO i will absolutely tell you tysm for asking!! i’ve been wanting to talk abt them for ages but just never got around to it ig ahjdkcka

Time’s actually like 32 and is just really committed to the bit of being ancient

Sky is horrific at making new friends. he grew up with the same small group of people, so he never learned how to make friends with complete strangers because there simply wasn’t the need to. so, when he first starts traveling with the chain, he makes little wooden charms for them because he isn’t entirely sure how else to get close with them. Zelda always enjoyed his woodcarvings, so maybe they will too??

as a result, the entire chain has little trinkets made by Sky. on Legend’s bag there’s charms hanging off the straps, and Twilight wears his as necklaces (both because it looks cool as fuck and it helps the shadow crystal stand out less). yes Wind has specifically commissioned him to make something for Aryll

yeah yeah bunny Legend but consider: the mermaid suit (which I like to think is more of a curse bc get fished pink man <3) giving him some marine animal qualities as well. no matter what tho that bitch is an Ariel kinnie, they’re collecting all the shiny shit they can find

Sky is obsessed with doing puzzles the Right and Proper way, meanwhile Wild cheeses absolutely everything he can

Wind believes in all of those classic pirate superstitions

the witches in Legend’s era adore him. Grandma Syrup dotes on him, Maple is like a teasing older sister, and Irene is like a teasing younger sister. this is where he learned most of his magic skills from, and he takes all potentially enchanted or cursed items to them to check out. he’ll never admit it, but Legend finds lots of comfort in all of them, as they’re one of the few people who’ve stayed in his life this long.

Wild’s a pretty good medic!! during his adventure, he very quickly realized how dangerous infection is, so they learned about a lot of home remedies and medicinal herbs, as well as how to tend to a wound from other travelers at stables and inns. he didn’t really get a choice in learning, considering how he probably got stung or bit by painful insects or accidentally brushed up against painful plants a lot during the early days of their adventure, and thus showed up to stables covered in rashes and hives and such, causing every decent person in the area to flock to them and try to help. their Hyrule is very sweet, okay?

they’re not the only one who’s well acquainted with medicinal herbs, though! while I think all of them would have a basic understanding, Time, Hyrule, Warriors, and Wind would know a lot. dw i’m elaborating

Time quite literally grew up in the forest, was raised by a tree, and had actual forest spirits for siblings—he knows his plants. he and Saria would peel willow bark and collect dandelions together

I like to think that Hyrule being half-fae makes him very sensitive to all magic-based auras, including that of plants, so they’re very good at picking out the healing herbs, even if they’re not quite sure what they’re called

listen ok hear me out about Warriors. young Time was appalled that he knew jackshit about nature and forcefully taught him. also, before modern medicine, medicinal plants were used all the fucking time on the battle field. yarrow, an herb that stops bleeding and prevents infection, is called soldiers’ woundwort because of this. i mention this because he was probably concerned about the health and safety of his troops, so he learned what the medics were doing and using.

Wind grew up on a small, tight-knit island, realistically they would’ve had to have learned how to use the things around them to their fullest advantage. that being said, his knowledge is sort of useless outside of his own era, aside from what he was taught in the war. ok i’m done talking about medicinal herbs now i promise sorry it’s a hobby of mine ahhsjdka

Legend’s terrified of dogs. in Link’s Awakening, the dogs are literally balls on chains with huge mouths full of sharp teeth (basically just Chain Chomps). if you want to get angsty with it: it comes from guard dogs being sent after him on his first adventure. he became a lot less scared to more he spent time with BowBow (the ball and chain dog) but, when he woke up, he got the belief that he could only be safe around a dog in his dreams. he’s pretty damn uncomfortable around Wolfie at first, but after lots of time and learning to trust Twilight, he’s able to slowly overcome his fear. sort of. mostly just with Wolfie. he still hates staying at stables in Wild’s Hyrule.

if Wild doesn’t want to explain/source something he’ll just say it came to him via divine intervention. Sky believes it every single time

I was thinking about Legend’s story a while ago and realized it was kind of similar to Joan of Arc’s so take that as you will. idk if this even counts as a headcanon but i’m putting it here

Warriors and Twilight are really close friends because they both understand the struggles of wrangling dirt worshipping nature freaks. anytime Twilight (lovingly) complains about Wild, Wars will counter with whatever asinine feral child antics young Time got up to and suddenly Twi will feel very blessed and lucky

whenever Four sees someone with their hair in a high ponytail he subconsciously thinks they’re very smart and respectable because Dot always wears her hair in a high ponytail

Hyrule is completely fine with not sleeping on a bedroll. they like the dirt, actually. let them sleep in the dirt.

Legend uses apples in his red potions, both to increase their potency and to make them taste better. he also learned how to enchant apples to be healing on their own so sometimes when someone’s hurt he’ll just shove an apple in their face

uhh so ik this is a lot but this isn’t even close to of all my headcanons so yeah there’s that lmao

[greenwitchcrafts]

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Known as: Allheal, angel flower, arrowroot, bloodwort, cammok, carpenter's weed, death flower, devil's mustard, Devil's nettle, eerie, field hops, gearwe, green arrow, herbe militaris, hundred leaved grass, knight's milfoil, noble yarrow, nosebleed plant, plumajilo, seven year's love, snake's grass, soldiers thousand seal., squirrel tail, stanch grass, tansy, thousand-leaf, thousand weed, woundwort, yarrowway & yerw

Related plants: Is a member of the daisy family Asteraceae that consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within it such as chamomile, coneflowers, dahlia, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, lettuce, marigold, mugwort & sunflower

Parts used: Leaves & flowers

Habitat and Cultivation: This hardy plant is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe & North America

Plant type: Perennial

Region: 3-9

Harvest: Harvest yarrow when the blooms only when they have fully opened. It should be cut right above the leaf node to encourage the plant to potentially flower again. Many choose to harvest the flowers in the late morning when the dew has dried before so that the plant is not stressed by the extreme heat. Hot, dry spells right before bloom seems to be ideal for producing the most fragrant leaves.

Growing tips: Plant in an area that receives full sun to encourage compact growth and many flowers about 1-2 feet apart. In partial sun or shade, yarrow tends to grow leggy. Yarrow performs best in well-drained soil. It thrives in hot, dry conditions; it will not tolerate constantly wet soil. Loamy soil is recommended, but yarrow can also be grown in clay soil as long as it does not always stay saturated with water. While this plant is technically considered invasive only in noncultivated settings, common yarrow still needs to be planted in an area where you don't mind proliferation. 

Medicinal information: Yarrow has a history of being used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating. Some people chew the fresh leaves to relieve toothache. Yarrow is applied to the skin to stop bleeding from hemorrhoids; for wounds; and as a sitz bath for painful, lower pelvic, cramp-like conditions in women. Some people chew the fresh leaves to relieve toothache.

Cautions: Yarrow is commonly consumed in foods, but yarrow products that contain a chemical called thujone might not be safe because it is poisonous in large doses. Yarrow is not recommended for use during pregnancy or chestfeeding as it causes risks of miscarriage. Yarrow might slow blood clotting. In theory, taking yarrow might increase the risk of bleeding in people with bleeding disorders. In some people, it also might cause skin irritation & is toxic to cats & dogs.

Magickal properties

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Air & Water

Deities: Achilles, Aphrodite, Cernunnos, Faeries, Oshun & Yemaya

Magickal uses:

• Add the flowers to a satchet or dream pillow to encourage prophetic dreams

• Hang a bundle above your bed on your honeymoon night to ensure lasting love for 7 years

• Place across your thresholds or plant near doorwaysto prevent negative energies & influences from entering your home

• Burn as an incense before or during divination to increase psychic abilities

• Wear as an amulet to attract love, friendships & give courage

• Place yarrow under your pillow & if you dreamt of your love, it was a positive omen. If you had a bad dream, or dreamt of other people, it wasn’t

• Combine with mugwort as tea to drink before divination to increase psychic powers

• Put near yourself while practicing divination to increase your psychic abilities

• In spells, use to re-establish contact with long-lost friends or relatives & attract their attention

• Braid into your hair to tap into inner wisdom

• The I-Ching divination was originally performed with dried yarrow stems

• Wash crystals& crystal balls with a yarrow rinse to bring about clarity of vision

• Drink yarrow tea & a cinnamon stick to  release hidden truths

• Place on a coffin or grave to help the spirit cross over/ let go

•For powerful protection, pick yarrow flowers and charge them in the sun. Once charged, take the flowers and sprinkle them outside your home to prevent negative influences and energies away from entering your home

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

The Encyclopedia of Natural Magic by John Michael Greer

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer

Plant Witchery by Juliet Diaz

A Compendium of Herbal Magick by Paul Beyerl

The Herbal Alchemist Handbook by Karen Harrison

The Book of Flower Spells by Cheralyn Darcey

[tiredwitchplant]

Everything You Need to Know About Herbs: Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

*Poisonous *Medical *Feminine

Folk Names: Achillea, Bad Man’s Plaything, Carpenter’s Weed, Death Flower, Devil’s Nettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gearwe, Hundred Leaved Grass, Knight’s Milfoil, Knyghten, Lady’s Mantle, Milfoil, Militaris, Military Herb, Millefolium, Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man’s Mustard, Old Man’s Pepper, Sanguinary, Seven Year’s Love, Snake’s Grass, Soldier’s Woundwort, Yarroway, Yerw

Planet: Venus, Sun

Element: Water, Air

Deities: Cernunnos, Hernes, Pan

Abilities: Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism, Clarity, and Healing

Why Poisonous?: Contain thujone (just like Wormwood) Thujone is a chemical compound in yarrow that excites the nervous system. Causes seizures, hallucinations and other adverse reactions.

Characteristics: Has white flowers that bloom atop straight stalks with grayish-green serrated leaves that have a feather like appearance. Is a perennial plant that can grow to 3 feet.

History: Is native to Northern and Western Europe. Is famed as the wonder healer. Was used by Achilles to heal wounds, hence it’s botanical name. It is also known as nosebleed because the leaves were used to staunch blood. It was used in tea by the Native Americans for the treatment of menorrhea, the blood flow of menstruation. In the traditional Yi Jing age, the dried stalks were thrown into water to predict the future.

Growing Yarrow:

Easy to Grow? Yes

Rating: Beginner Friendly

Are the seed accessible? No

How to Grow Yarrow

Video Reference

Where to Buy Seeds

Magical Usage:

Placing the herb on top of graves help the dead peacefully crossover

Weaved into braids creates an energy web that taps into your inner wisdom

Helps develop psychic gifts

A cup of yarrow tea with a cinnamon stick can warm your bones and release hidden truths about oneself

Can be used for divination of the future and relationships

If worn on person, can stop fear and grant courage

Can be hung as a wedding decoration to guarantee seven years of a loveable marriage

Washing hair with water infused with yarrow can prevent baldness

Carrying it around can attract love, friendships, and distant connections

Exorcises evil and negativity from a person, place or thing

Medical Usage:

Clean and heal wounds

Can reduce fever

Stop internal bleeding

Lower blood pressure

Helps with menstrual issues such as: heavy bleeding, period pain, and heavy flow

In tonic form, can help with colds, flu, hay fever, weak digestion, and improve blood circulation

Sources

[lepurcinus]

You guys may be tired of seeing me say the same thing all the time, but what the heck, WD is basically the second main topic of this blog.

I really can't stand to see the tag and find people always talking about the movie as the main medium, ignoring the existence of the original book and referring to other adaptations as "remakes" or similar (I saw someone referring to the Graphic Novel as "Novelization" as if it was adapting the movie lmao).

And maybe it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't the same movie that gave this story that reputation of being about "bloody bunnies". I read an analysis someone did a while back that I strongly agree with. Saying how the movie preferred to go for the basics of horror by adapting the scary/gory scenes concentrating on pure shock instead of trying to go deeper into why those moments are distressing to the characters. While it's true that explaining something with words is not the same as seeing it directly represented, the animated format at least gives more depth to the characters. For example, something this person mentioned is that the scene of Fiver falling in anguish during Efrafa's attack does not give the same feeling as in the book. In the book the scene is really scary because of how Fiver to talk nonsense and not to mention how he manages to practically traumatize several soldiers to the point of making them run away and/or surrender to him.

While in the movie you only have a rabbit in a state of epilepsy emitting strange moans that manage to half disconcert a couple of soldiers only for them to immediately ignore the issue and go on with their own thing.

Or the famous dog chase scene where the angst and tension on the part of the rabbits in charge of guiding him is left aside to concentrate on animating the massacre of soldiers in detail.

It may also have to do with the practical lack of personality and background of most of the characters except Bigwig, Hazel and Fiver (and with these two I still have my doubts). Woundwort has no backstory so here he's just a bad, wild rabbit only because yes, for example.

They always come out with this "bloody bunnies killing each other" thing when, ok. It's true that in the book the rabbits seem to have the option to kill as something relatively normal, at the same time in the novel it's shown how it's not really the first thing they think of when faced with a threat. Usually before thinking about killing (except for particularly aggressive rabbits) they always go to dialogue. More aside most deaths of one rabbit to another, if not incidental/provoked by a third party (ahem, the fox, the wire, the dog, the train), are executed by a rabbit seen as "bad" and not something that is particularly praised.

Does it sound like I hate the movie? Not really, I appreciate it even with everything. But I do hate that the vision it gave to this story was not the best. You can justify to me in a hundred ways why the movie is fine the way it is or that you like it, but I'm sorry, my opinion on this is going to remain the same.

By the way, if you want to read the analysis I mentioned above here it is.

It explains the whole thing much better than I ever could:

https://ravingsanity.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/a-series-of-uncorrelated-events-watership-down-and-how-it-relates-to-adaptation-theory/

[invoke-parlay]

I’m harvesting and drying my 100% organic, grown from seed Yarrow today. Let me know via DMs if you’d like some ☺️

Yarrow // Achillea millefolium

Parts Used: aerial portions, including flower and leaves.

Family: Asteraceae

Other Names: allheal, angel flower, bad man’s plaything, bloodwort, cammock, carpenter’s weed, devil’s mustard, devil’s nettle, devil’s plaything, dog daisy, gordaldo, gordoloba, green arrow, herbe militaris, hierba de las cortadura, knight’s milfoil, milfoil, nosebleed plant, old man’s mustard, old man’s pepper, sanguinary, soldier’s woundwort, squirrel’s taile, stanchgrass, staunchweed, thousand weed, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal, woundwort, yarroway

Native to Europe, Asia, and North America, yarrow is found in temperate regions all over the world.

Actions and Properties:

alterative, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, antiallergenic, antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, appetite stimulant, aromatic, astringent, bitter, carminative, circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, digestant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hemostatic, styptic, tonic, vulnerary

Constituents:

Yarrow is rich in essential oil and tannins. Yarrow contains 0.3% to 1.4% volatile oils (azulenes, eugenol, caaryophyllene, humulene, limonene, sabinene, thujone, borneol, and camphor), resin, sesquiterpene lactones, 3-4% tannins, flavonoids (including luteolin, apigenin, kaempferol, rutin, and quercitrin), alkaloids (achilletin, betonicine, stachydrine, trigonelline), alkamides, asparagin, aconitic and isovalerianic acids, selenium, beta-cerotene, proteins, sugars, phenolic acids, and coumarins. Its anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy effects may be associated with the constituent chamazulene. The alkaloid fraction of yarrow has shown evidence of hypotensive effects as well as antipyretic effects. Volatile oils in yarrow may have CNS depressent activity. The constituent Achilleine, an alkaloid, might decrease clotting time.

Yarrow is toxic to horses, dogs and cats

All my info is from this lovely website :)

[dansnaturepictures]

09/07/2023-RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

Pictures taken in this set: 1. A lovely Grey Heron, a key bird of the weekend trip. 2. The majestic Marsh Harrier we so enjoyed seeing from a hide, seeing others well on the walk round. They are such beautiful and striking birds, one I do really love seeing and I've had a fantastic year for them so far. 3. Follow the leader: Mute Swan cygnets. 4. Delicate meadowsweet and great willowherb. 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Views at this picturesque Fen reserve including of the expansive and lovely River Yare. 6. A Woodpigeon with a twig in its mouth on a gate which was a feel good and quirky image to take away from the day.

It really was a brilliant walk round this rich reserve, with seeing my first ever Norfolk Hawkers - exquisite emerald eyed dragonflies dashing around stream and vegetation - the key moments from the day. I feel so lucky we saw them. Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor, possible Southern Hawker and Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle and darter were other great dragon and damselflies to see. Comma, Red Admiral white butterflies including Small White and Green-veined White I believe, Large Skipper, Silver Y moth, Kestrel, Sedge Warbler, Jay, Swift, Common Tern, Great Crested Grebe and chicks which was good to see somewhere different to Lakeside, Little Grebe, Mallard and ducklings, Great White Egret a very key bird of the weekend away, ladybird, possible ladybird larva, Common Red Soldier beetle and a marvelous Muntjac Deer shuffling over the path right at the end - a magical and euphoric moment I love seeing them - were other highlights. Other key plants of the many seen on the walk were hemp agrimony, purple and yellow loosestrife, white clover, pineappleweed, heath-spotted orchid, self-heal, herb-Robert, red campion, marsh bedstraw, hedge woundwort, thistle, bird vetch, valerian and plantain.

[wolperkinger]

#anyway love that the Owsla here apparently find joy in telling stories #it puts them into a different light because they still have somewhat animality as Holly would put it

@handfulofmuses

no but this is legitimately one of my favourite aspects of the miniseries. how they portray the owsla

you've got holly who calls out campion for looking away during the marking process, leading to the exchange between them:

holly: don't avert your eyes, captain. you're party to this campion: i'm following orders. that's what soldiers do holly: take it from me. what makes a good soldier is not always what makes a good rabbit

later, once bigwig escapes with hyzenthlay and the does, campion says that holly was a good sort, and sainfoin talks about how they should just let the does go without chasing them. it's only orchis who wants any form of revenge

sainfoin: why are we even chasing down a bunch of outsiders and does that never causes us any harm in the first place? campion: it's a good question. the one rabbit holly actually seemed like a decent sort orchis: holly was responsible for the death of my brother, campion. remember that before you run your furry mouth campion: and i'm your rank equal in this warren, captain orchis, so, remember that before you run yours sainfoin: it's not even about the outsiders. we... we all know why we're here. it's woundwort

then there's the meeting woundwort has with all the officers afterwards:

sainfoin: i feel like, by sending us to search for the outsiders, we're risking lives

he's making a completely valid point then:

woundwort: if you expire serving this warren, you should consider yourself fortunate to have the glory of such a death!

the other officers all look afraid at how woundwort approaches sainfoin (even orchis shirks as the general talks in his direction)

then there's the interaction between hazel and woundwort:

hazel: if we start a new warren in the belt of woods halfway between our two homes, we could share resources. rabbits have enough enemies without fighting between us. you'd be seen as a leader of vision. you'd be seen as a leader of genius campion: it, er, might be worth considering, sir

and let's not forget how campion orders his bucks to not kill. how he shakes his head at holly's death

the soldier line is called back later with campion refusing to go into the watership down warren. it's clear that holly's words and actions had a massive impact on him:

woundwort: campion, prepare to follow me in, but not too close, in case we're ambushed campion: i will not! woundwort: you dare disobey me? what kind of a soldier are you? campion: i'd rather be a good rabbit than a good soldier, sir

woundwort orders orchis to kill campion and orchis orders campion's bucks to join him, but campion threatens him with his superior strength. what happens next? campion leaves. and his bucks follow him. not orchis. some leave immediately while others wait until campion himself does

and you've got sainfoin, who is constantly undermining woundwort's plan of attack here, to the point that he eventually deserts as well

the owsla are eager to follow woundwort in efrafa because they're in comfy positions of power. it's when woundwort starts taking the fight to watership down that they start to completely lose faith. because it's pointless. they know it

having a mark of does leave doesn't actually effect efrafa all that negatively. it's just woundwort's personal grudge, that's what they're risking their lives for. and they realise the pointlessness of it

[the-wild-goblin-witch]

Yarrow~~ a tiny guide <3

Yarrow, often mistaken for Queen Anne's lace, Sweet fennel, And deadly hemlock. I haven't used it much in my practice, but after doing all this research on it I might just have to start! {not always safe to consume, make sure the products you use don't have the chemical thujone in them, and look up safe amounts to consume online. do not consume if you are taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication}

Folk names~ milfoil, thousandleaf, soldier's woundwort, bloodwort, nose bleed, devil's nettle, sanguinary, old-man's-pepper and stenchgrass.

Gender~ Feminine

Planet~ Venus

Element~ Water

Properties~ Healing, Creativity, Divination, Dream work, Banishment, Clarity, Prophetic love divination, Purification, Strength, Courage.

Since yarrow has protective and banishing properties, satchels over entry ways, or carried with you is a great way to protect yourself from negative energy.

you can seep yarrow in clean water. Then the water can be used to clean evocation tools to attract good spirits, and block dark spirits. You can also wash divination tools to help support clearer psychic vision.

just like with lavender, you can sprinkle the flowers around your home, charging them with the sun or moon is also good. this is a good way to protect the home from dark or unwanted spirits or energy.

Yarrow does have romantic properties... though they are not very strong. This makes them perfect for spells where you don't necessarily want to force anyone to love you, but rather get things started.

the leaves of yarrow can be used on wounds in a pinch, though it should never replace proper medical care. Chewing on grinding up the leaves then placing them on cuts is a way to help speed up the healing process. {BE AWARE THAT YARROW LOOKS LIKE DEADLY WATER HEMLOCK MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT PLANT AND NEVER ASSUME!!!}

[draconiananodyne]

What Flower The TF2 Mercs Would Be

Be aware that there are many meanings to every flower. I picked and chose what I thought applied. None of these pictures are mine!

Word Count - 1224

Warnings - swearing

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Scout - Bouvardia Double

Bouvardia Double can represent enthusiasm and a zest for life. Scout's enthusiasm is a key trait of his, whether it can be characterized as such or as another word with a more annoying connotation. I believe that if Jeremy did not have such a zest for life, he would have not made it as far as he has.

As for him caring about flowers? He does not give a flying fuck. If he gave flowers to someone, he would just grab the first decent looking one he found and skedaddle. If he received flowers, he would scoff and say they were too "girly" for him, but after the interaction he would cherish them and try his best to keep them alive.

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Soldier - White Yarrow

White Yarrow (also called Soldier's Woundwort) can represent courage and war. It is believed to provide protection and courage when worn. While he has never technically participated in a real war, he loves to believe he has. Jane can be blindly courageous at times as well. Imagine this: his s/o giving him an inflorescence of White Yarrow as a parting gift. He would absolutely melt and shine that dopey grin of his.

As for him caring about flowers? He would happily give a bouquet of hand-picked dandelions to whoever he was courting. As for receiving flowers, he would happily take them in, but they would end up being killed by whatever catastrophe happened later that day.

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Pyro - Hydrangea

Hydrangea can represent heartfelt emotions. It can have different meanings under the pretense it was given. The positive meaning is gratitude for being understood. The negative meanings are frigidity and heartlessness. I personally feel like this perfectly represents the two different interpretations of Pyro. People that are closer to them are treated kindly, emphasis on Engineer. But those who never care see them as heartless and (ironically) cold.

As for them caring about flowers? Yes. They love both giving and receiving flowers. If they give someone flowers, they are as delicate as they can be with them. Although 6/10 times they will be charred, much to Pyro's dismay. When receiving flowers, they are just thrilled that someone went out of their way to give them a gift.

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Demoman - Delphinium

Delphinium can represent big-heartedness, fun, lightness, and levity. While everyone has low points, I think Demo is one of the most light-hearted people ever. He's the kind of person to have a hard time not cracking jokes when wanted to be serious. Like a peer making you laugh when the teacher has already scolded you all for laughing. He can become serious when it's needed, but he prefers keeping everyone's spirits up since a handful of the other mercs can become cynical easily.

As for him caring about flowers? He would gift them to someone if there was nothing better to gift them or if it was a specific ask, but it's not his style. He'd rather go spend time with that person than give them something that'll die in a week. Now if he was given flowers, he would absolutely love them. Not necessarily the physical thing, but the thought behind them. Would almost certainly keep them in a cleaned out Scrumpy bottle.

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Heavy - Gladiolus

Gladiolus can represent strength of character, faithfulness, and honor. Misha is a strong person, physically and mentally, he thrives on being resilient. I believe he also has a strong personality under all of those walls, his lack of proper english hinders him from truly being able to connect with others at times. He is extremely faithful to his family, they are one of his topmost priorities. He can be faithful to his team, but only when push comes to shove. I personally believe Misha believes in honorable deaths (see the comics), but only when he is able to give them. If he's having to hurry, then he will power through as he needs to.

As for caring about flowers? He appreciates the sentiment behind giving and receiving flowers, but would much rather gift them something else, something more useful. He won't turn down flowers, but he will politely ask to not be gifted them again.

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Engineer - Clematis

Clematis can represent mental beauty and ingenuity. Dell has a natural gift of ingenuity and being able to sponge up information, as evident of his 11 PhDs. If you were able to have a visual look inside of his brain, I'm sure it would be absolutely awe-inspiring. He has a lot of other qualities, of course, but I feel like his ability to learn has taken over a large part of his life, especially in his earlier years.

As for caring about flowers? He absolutely adores receiving flowers, he has a special crystal vase specifically reserved for flowers. They make him smile every time he sees them. He would so put it in the windowsill above his work desk. For giving flowers, he would if he barely knew the person. It's an easy gift that most everyone at least appreciates, but he would much rather make something for whoever he has in mind.

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Medic - Tansy

Tansies can represent protection, health, and immortality. I think this one is pretty self-explanatory. He keeps his team healthy and 'protects' them on the battlefield. But immortality because, when he dissolves into a state of mania, he truly believes he is immortal. He knows rationally that it's impossible, but he can't shake that feeling.

As for him caring about flowers? He doesn't mind receiving them. He will totally manage to use them in his experiments. He usually would not give flowers unless pushed to. If asked why, he will lecture whoever asked saying that "giving cut flowers is just giving the receiver another chore to tend to".

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Sniper - Heather

Heather can represent admiration, beauty, and solitude. Sniper has an unwavering admiration of nature, any and all kinds. Growing up around dense nature has instilled a reverence towards the natural world. This reverence also comes with his realization about how beautiful the world is. This last one is obvious, Mundy loves his solitude. Solitude among nature is his absolute favorite, the noises around him help lull him to sleep.

As for him caring about flowers? He enjoys receiving flowers because he likes to spend the time pressing them. He has a collection of pressed flowers from every place he has visited. He will give flowers, but only ones that suit the person receiving them. He has a very particular eye for those kinds of things.

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Spy - Iris

Iris can represent eloquence, wisdom, and compliments. Spy is an eloquent bastard and he is damn well aware of it. He uses it to his advantage when having to seduce whoever needs to be. He is smart enough, but his wisdoms come from his experiences being around people. He has unintentionally picked up many thing from having to socialize with people. Spy is a flatterer through and through, but only when he has any sort of interest in the person he is talking to.

As for him caring about flowers? He is ambiguous towards either giving or receiving flowers. He sees them as more of an artificial thing or as a tool. He would much prefer more luxurious gifts, because he can be extremely materialistic.

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[carolinawrenn]

Fernleaf yarrow (Achillea filipendulina). Also known as Soldiers' Woundwort.

[faguscarolinensis]

Achillea millefolium 'Sassy Summer Taffy' / 'Sassy Summer Taffy' Yarrow at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC

[handfulofmuses]

Note how Netflix Campion also does not really try to defend what they do. Yes, fine - he pulls the whole "i am following my orders, that’s what soldiers do", something Holly calls him out on that this is not an excuse for what they are doing.

He knows it’s bad, otherwise he wouldn’t have looked away. But orders are orders, that’s all it is to him. He doesn’t try to make the general look good, he is not pitying himself.

Meanwhile, we have TV series Campion who tries to defend Woundwort because he saved Efrafa and they were starving. Funny, people are still starving but go off I guess. That is why I like Hazel asking who is gonna save Efrafa from Woundwort. He doesn’t see necessary what is wrong with what they are doing - not until his one sided crush screams no and only then does he defend Blackavar. Vervain messes with his one sided crush? He allows it to go on for a while, it’s only when Vervain says that he will make her scream for death that he actually jumps to her defense.

He didn’t see anything wrong with what was happening until his one sided crush and the outsiders convinced him.

Netflix Campion needed a push from Holly, but by looking away like that he already knew what they were doing was not right.

[austeregreen]

sometimes I still try to catch her then she runs even faster she falls and glides on her hands and knees.

it's nothing - she smiles - we have July sanguinary blooms everywhere. yarrow for the wound to heal. yarrow for the blood to stop. she collects handfuls of herbs and rubs them into her hands and knees.

I don't understand white umbels and green leaves. they have blood in their name why don't they have red in them.

it should hurt you - I say it hurts - she responds

____________________ yarrow = sanguinary = soldier's woundwort = thousand seal

in my language 'yarrow' is known as 'krwawnik' which one can roughly translate to 'bloody'

[tipsycad147]

Yarrow

Name: Yarrow Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium Family: Asteraceae Common Names: Milfoil, Old Man’s Pepper, Soldier’s Woundwort, Nose Bleed Part Used: Flowers, leaves and roots

Actions and Energetics

Diaphoretic, astringent, tonic, stimulant and mild aromatic.

Traditional Use and Folklore

Yarrow was once known as “nosebleed”, its feathery leaves making an ideal astringent swab to encourage clotting. Yarrow skin washes and leaf poultices can staunch bleeding and help to disinfect cuts and scrapes. Supposedly it is the same plant with which Achilles stanched the bleeding wounds of his soldiers, hence the name of the genus, Achillea. It was called by the Ancients, the Herba Militaris, the military herb. It was one of the herbs dedicated to the Evil One, in earlier days, being sometimes known as Devil’s Nettle, Devil’s Plaything, Bad Man’s Plaything, and was used for divination in spells. Yarrow, in some Eastern European countries, is termed Yarroway, and there is a curious mode of divination with its serrated leaf, with which the inside of the nose is tickled while the following lines are spoken. If the operation causes the nose to bleed, it is a certain omen of success:

‘Yarroway, Yarroway, bear a white blow, If my love love me, my nose will bleed now.’

Preparations

Use yarrow infusion by taking 1-3 drops, 1-3x/day.

Tea can be made from both fresh and dried cut leaves and flower heads. The bitter taste can be masked with sweeter herbs and a bit of honey. Fresh leaves also can be used as a poultice to stop bleeding and chewed to relieve a toothache. Yarrow can also be taken as an extract. A yarrow poultice can also be used on a cut or scrape to encourage clotting.

Yarrow Tea is a good remedy for severe colds, especially to combat fevers. The infusion is made with 1 oz. dried herb to 1 pint of boiling water, drunk warm. It may be sweetened with sugar or honey. It opens the pores freely and purifies the body by encouraging perspiration, and is recommended in the early stages of children’s colds, and in measles and other eruptive diseases.

Safety Issues and Precautions

If you are pregnant or nursing do not use yarrow internally. Do not use if you have a bleeding disorder. Do not use if you have an allergy to ragweed or related plants.

Magickal Uses

Yarrow is associated with Aphrodite, Hermes, the Horned God and the hero Achilles. Magickally, this herb is used for divination; the I Ching was originally not thrown with coins but with dried yarrow stalks. It makes a nice ingredient for dream pillows and for divinatory incense and tea (great to combine with mugwort for this purpose). Rubbing your eyelids with yarrow is said to enhance psychic abilities. Drink yarrow tea prior to divination or sleep to encourage heightened psychic powers.

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