#false green hellebore

[vandaliatraveler]

Walk with me: Visit to a high-elevation red spruce forest. The red spruce (Picea rubens) forest on top of Red Spruce Knob, the ninth highest peak in West Virginia, provides a bittersweet glimpse back in time to the primeval beauty and solitude of such places prior to the arrival of the logging companies in the mid-Nineteenth to early Twentieth centuries. The loggers stripped the mountains bare and set in motion the massive wildfires that burned away everything, including the soil itself, down to solid bedrock. Almost a century later, the forest is regenerating and in some places, such as Red Spruce Knob, has regained the richness and vitality of a healthy boreal ecosystem.

From top: a view of Red Spruce Knob, in the far distance, from the Highland Scenic Highway overlook; Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), a ubiquitous understory component of the forest, along with mountain woodsorrel, yellow clintonia (a.k.a. blue-bead lily), hobblebush viburnum, Indian cucumber, green false hellebore, and various mosses and ferns; yellow clintonia (Clintonia borealis) in bloom; pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule); green false hellebore (Veratrum viride) on eastern hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula); and mountain woodsorrel (Oxalis montana).

[puppypawprintce]

1740 words - gen

2/?

snily friendship, nightmares, severus loving potions class, angst

cw: self loathing

ao3 link if you'd prefer ♡

One, two, three, four - four ounces of Moondew, the herbal green fluid joining its brethren of finely pulverized Unicorn Horn, Syrup of Hellebore, and Stewed Mandrake. The greenish blue substance simmers in the cauldron. Severus couldn't be more focused if he tried, his careful hand stirs its contents while slowly adding in 12 ounces of Honeywater. It beginning to shift to a much warmer shade of amber. The sweat beads by his brow and the steam emanating makes his skin feel false, like wax paper, disgusting.

There are an abysmal amount of ways to screw up an elixir, and he'll be damned if any of the infinite creep up on him today.

When he woke up this morning he'd been excited-an immensely rare sight for the student-to work on his potion of anti-paralysis. Something about it all intrigued him, and he knew he'd wanna pocket some bottles for safe keeping.

Professor Slughorn had begun giving him heads up on what his class had in store, often lending extra books and indulging in the boy's curiosity.

"You could be a great Potions master one day you know." And Severus had known, being one of the only people to carry around tiny bottles of his own creation was somewhat of an ego booster. All the more fun in Herbology and all the more easy to take care of himself.

Maybe just 4 this time.

Other students in the room seem bored, not meeting much a reason to be brewing such a potion in the first place. It must be nice to walk in for the grade alone; Severus finishes pouring his honey-like antidote and runs his fingers through his hair. Everything always feels so sticky around cauldrons, his wrists hurt.

"Okay everyone, clean up for today." Slughorn's voice flits past Severus' ears, crackly and friendly as ever. "Keep this recipe in your repertoire.. Never know when Petrificus Totalus may sneak up on you."

What an understatement. Severus wouldn't be leaving Slytherin Dungeon on Sunday unless absolutely necessary, He wrings his hands and envisions a peaceful evening ahead of him, Saturdays bringing a sense of calm. It's just a trek back to his room and he can finally fall to his pillow and take a nap.

"Hey Sev." Lily's velvet voice acts as an invisible wall he walks into. Her eyes meet his as he takes a second to really catch up in his mind, and Lily's hands fall on his shoulders like knocking over old books. She just barely exceeds him in height, her freckles highlighted by the scattered warmth in her cheeks. "You look exhausted! Did you sleep at all?"

"I slept." He answers, voice croaking like he hadn't been awake the past hour. "Not enough though. I've been planning a long nap all day."

The arms of a warm floral cinnamon hold him tight and it's oh–so familiar. Everytime Lily hugs him, Severus doesn't quite know what to do. Does he hold her back? Would it be embarrassing for her if his hands grazed her hair and does she ever stop to think that it may ruin her reputation to be seen with whatever he is—so close to her lungs and– Why can't he just live in the moment? She always sees right through him in a way that no one else does. Perhaps it's because they've known each other for so long.. Perhaps he's just not the best at hiding his shadow. It's so easy to know a terrible person when Heaven on Earth stands directly next to you.

"I've been having some nightmares. Not too many, but some." His shoulders stay tense. There's never enough time with her, even if he were capable of simply standing here with more confidence he'd still have that voice in the back of his head screaming into the canal that connects his ear and up to his eyes and through every vein that reaches his brain. Spilling acid of it's disgusting to be seen and you ruin everything you touch. It's a shame really, his work in class shows otherwise. Good wizard, bad person. Nothing can change that.

She squeezes him ever so slightly, her fingers going to pet his hair before she brings him back to an arms length apart. There's a face of worry; he hates when she looks at him like that.

"I'm sorry." It's not fair, sleeping is supposed to be a time to rest. The one time when nothing else matters except just laying there unmoving, and trying not to go crazy when the loneliness veers its ugly claws. "Mind if i ask what about?"

Severus shakes his head. It's not like he has to hide this sort of stuff from her.

"It's just mum. She's much busier now, I never know when I'll see her. If it's for one month or one minute." Chest rising and falling, he doesn't expect to feel his throat tighten. He only cries when he's tired. "Sorry I need to go."

"Naptime?"

Please take care of yourself.

He nods and whispers a quiet "see you later" before quickly finding his way around the Hogwarts corridors. It always feels empty when he runs away from her, and whenever she says goodbye. He's always hoping for something better to come up, but he knows it's not logical to think that way. To wish and wish for anything to become perfect, for his life to grow into something he's not and will never be, for things to be different.

Reaching the common room, Severus doesn't say a word to anyone. He heads straight past leather sofas and flickering lamps, through the diamond-shaped door. He lands in the carpet of his room and the way his body hits his mattress feels like a rolling pin grading on his bones 10 times over. He'd exerted himself today, and it hadn't even been a full day's worth of classes.

Counting to 112, his hands grip the 2 layers of blanket he's buried himself in and the world around fades to a depressing gray, warm but far from inviting. Sometimes he wishes for a cat to accompany him with soft paws and a gentle purr.

Other times he just wants to stay asleep 'til Christmas comes.

______

Waves and waves of saltwater fight to pull him under, stinging his eyes and blocking his breath but he can't let them win. It's not a choice, but a responsibility, his long sleeves make it exceedingly hard to move and when he reaches this small puppy in front of him he's counting to 100 hoping they'll reach the shoreline before his lungs and limbs give out. She's shaking, and all he can do is wonder where his mother is.

Eileen had been in the water too, the fury of nature's pool hoisting uncertainty in every direction. Severus looks around, running past several people he can't recognize and it's starting to frighten him. Where'd she go? Is the beating heart he's carrying in his arms meant to be here? It's all a haze, a dreary haze.

They're all suddenly together, Severus ripping the paper wrapper off his straw and their waitress brings in a rack of many books. Eileen doesn't seem to even see Severus, she chatters and laughs but doesn't quite look at him, his brain hammers and drills and he just wants her to say 'I've missed you.'

You don't want to be here do you?

It hurts, hurts more than the water pulling him under and the times he's fallen down the stairs when wanting to skip out on Church and she still won't look at him. It's only when they're in his room and he runs into her arms that her voice is aimed directly at him, the small form she can barely hold on to.

"Why do you wish to be around me when I've been so wrong?"

Severus can't stop crying.

"I miss you. It doesn't matter what you've done, I still miss you."

This hug feels like he's fallen into their burning fireplace in the dead of Winter. He knows she's slipping away. She's always slipping away.

"I can't.."

His head pounds. The feeling of chills play through his shoulders and up his neck, it's a wonder that he's still submerged in fabric of green and silver. He can feel his eyes straining with remnants of salt when he opens them and it's only a little shocking when a rough palm collides with his forehead.

"You haven't got a fever, at least I don't think.."

Regulus has no sense of personal space.

"I'm not sick," Severus responds in such a way, he doesn't know if it's even audible. "Head.. hurts."

As if he were struck by lightning Regulus flings his entire arm back to then hang by his waist, presumably what he'd be doing if he hadn't gone to check Sev's temp status. His place next to his roommate's bed is awkward, and Severus is too wracked with leftover pain and confusion to care.

"Is it 7 already?"

"Nuh uh. Still 5:30." Regulus checks his wrist as if he remembered to bring his watch to school this term.

"More sleep."

And then Severus is out again, the tension in his forehead fading once he's breathing steadily and Regulus can't help but stare for longer than any normal person would. Disgust rises in himself because he doesn't feel like he should bear witness - he sighs out with thoughts racing. It'd be so easy to tease him for everything, but easy isn't what he's about. It's not like he's out to start wars. Only out to finish them.

Everburning candles lead the way out of the room in their spot on the small coffee table, almost like a glowing sign pointing him out. No one else is in here, though that shouldn't surprise him. Leave it to Severus to be the only Slytherin avoiding everyone else like the plague.

Once he can't justify standing around any longer, Regulus picks up a small book from under his bed and snakes his way back out from whence he came. A grimace forms on his face when the door has the audacity to screech and his head whips back to make sure it hadn't been a disturbance. Pangs of empathy, it's not something he knows yet. But maybe one day it'll make sense. And maybe someday it won't feel weird, weird that he stared with not much reason.

He's gotta write this all down.

[incrediblekerlon]

Ruby animal wandering willows

It can be easily identified by its straight spike of white-pink flowers and kidney-shaped leaves covered in a waxy layer-no other plant in the park has this combination of characteristics. Grizzly bears love to frequent these shrub-covered landscapes for bearflowers, also known as Richardson’s brookfoam ( Boykinia richardsonii). Leatherleaf is commonly found here, and the white-crowned sparrow can be seen foraging for insects and seeds on the ground and from branches of the shrubs. Settled between the alpine zone and boreal forests, shrubs are around 20 to 150 cm tall. This indicates that soils also have more moisture in this landcover type. Tussocks are areas of raised solid ground in bogs that are held together by root systems, and are common here. The last type of low shrub landcover is mixed with sedges. Upland sandpipers and moose will also make appearances as they scavenge for berries and food. Dwarf birch is the most common plant here, along with crowberries and labrador tea, which are pictured in the quilt. Blueberry patches can be scattered among the shrubs.Īnother low shrub landcover is mixed with ericaceous willow and sits below the alpine zone and above the boreal forest, most commonly on slopes of foothills and broad valleys. This landscape is almost completely covered in shrubs, most of which American dwarf birch. They are also known for having different song “dialects” based on where they are from. Though it spends its summer in northern habitats such as Alaska, these sparrows migrate south for the winter. The white-crowned sparrow is well-known for whistling and buzzing through the low vegetation. Grasses and sedges such as cow parsnip and bluejoint grass can also be found here. This landcover type is most frequently found around mid-elevation alluvial stream deposits and near small streams, making dispersal of seeds easy. Willows are insect- (often bumblebee-) pollinated and produce a large amount of seeds which are dispersed by wind and water. Six species of willows dominate the overstory of willow landscapes, including the Alaska willow. Green false hellebore and devil’s club are two other plants that can be found in the understory here. This allows alders to grow in less fertile habitats because they are able to take up more nutrients from the soil. The alder plant forms a team with bacteria in the soil-called a symbiotic relationship-in order to take nitrogen from the ground instead of the air. In fact, over ¾ of the plants found in this landcover type are alder species! This genus ( Alnus spp.) is special because it has the ability to fixate nitrogen. Steep rocky slopes made up of glacial sediment can be found throughout the park, creating prime habitat for various species of alder shrubs. Lady slipper orchids and dwarf dogwoods can be found scattered throughout the understory. Black spruce trees Found at lower elevations north of the Alaska Range, soils are cold and poorly drained with abundant permafrost. It was also historically used to treat ailments such as asthma, diarrhea, pneumonia, sore throats, and headaches, depending on the region of the country. Bog Labrador tea leaves were even used by Native Americans across the country. Plants like bog blueberry and labrador tea dominate this landscape, filling the air with fragrances. Alluvial fans-or cone-shaped deposits of gravel-and outwash-floodplains created by rivers offer excellent conditions for this landcover type.Ī stroll through the stunted spruce forest is certainly a feast for the nose. Red-backed voles and lynx can also be found wandering through the black spruce, labrador tea, and alders. Flashes of red feathers through the air offer clues of ruby-crowned kinglets and white winged crossbills, collecting insects and conifer seeds, respectively, in this more open forest. Frequently fires sweep across this landscape, but fire can help release seeds from black spruces’ semi-serotinous cones. In contrast to the dense spruce, trees in open spruce forests usually only grow around 7.5 meters tall. In the spring, male black-capped chickadees bring food back to the female and young and on the south side of the Alaska Range black bears roam the forests with their cubs. White and black spruce dig plant their roots into the sandy soil and dominate the densely-forested landscape, where the trees can be over 20 meters tall! Tamaracks and shrubs such as alders and willows grow wherever sunlight comes through.

[homemade-cage]

lush

[pyronianmage]

While that’s just horrible, you, you…

*pulls out wildflower identification booklet*

You tansy ragwort. You nodding onion! You absolute tufted vetch! You’re just a no-good pinesap, a terrible blue stickseed! I bet your own family hates you, you good-for-nothing gumweed! You hear that? You’re just a common snowberry! I never should have spoken to you, the one-sided wintergreen you are! You hedge-nettle, the absolute nerve of you!

You long-bracted frog orchid, you spotted coralroot, you mountain ladysipper, you twayblade, you sulphur buckwheat, you tufted loosestrife, you upland larkspur, you shrubby cinquefoil, the worst baneberry of them all! You haunt my dreams with your hawthorn ways, you partridge foot! Don’t be a bitter cherry. Stop being a bald hip rose. Your red-stemmed saxifrage, chickweed monkey-flower, great mullein behind needs to be kicked right out of here! You’re such a showy milkweed, bunchberry! I never want to see your green false hellebore face ever again! So leave me alone, you trumpet honeysuckle!

[koma-moved]

all of them :)

ah ok time to suffer

Alisons: Sexuality?

pan bb

Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?

am enby, I’m chill with any pronouns

Amaryllis: Birthday?

birthed on april 14

Anemone: Favorite flower?

not really sure they all pretty

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?

idk I don’t watch much tv nowadays

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?

not sure,,,

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?

I’ll face God and walk backwards into Hell

Aubrieta: Favorite drink?

coffee

Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

idk haven’t kissed someone yet

Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love?

lots of times, yes

Baneberries: Favorite song?

Kami-iro Awase

Basket of Gold: Describe your family.

terrible, I don’t wanna be around them except for mother and one of my sisters

Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it?

I consider my mutuals as best friends tbh

Begonia: Favorite color?

blue

Bellflower: Favorite animal?

foxxxxxx

Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?

night person, fuck mornings

Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?

I wanna be a catto

Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

wanted to be a nurse or a scientist

Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?

little shits

Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?

being an annoyance, being alone, everyone hating me

Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood.

used to play a bit of guitar when I was a smol

Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?

die

Buttercup: Relationship Status?

taken

Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go?

I guess Japan? or idk any place where my friends live

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?

when people acknowledge me I guess?

Canna: Do you have any tattoos?

non

Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?

also non

California Poppy: Height?  

5 feet

Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?

idk

Carnation: What are you currently wearing?  

aqua green shirt w maroon shorts

Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?

no

Chives: Who was the last person you hugged?  

I can’t remember who I last hugged irl

Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed?

haven’t kissed anyone

Cock’s Comb: Favorite font?

my custom font HandyEnby

Columbine: Are you tired?

YES GOD I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY AND NOT BE EXHAUSTED BUT FUCKING HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to?

honestly idk but uhhh I guess my mom coming back home

Coneflower: Dream job?

uh

Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert?

introvert

Crocus: Have you ever been in love?

again yes

Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?

very far, I’d die for them  

Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it?

had a Rainbow Dash plush that I slept with every night

Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?

aries

Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?

idk,,,

Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?

idk,,,

Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?  

depends

Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to?

friends

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?

drawing

Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?

everything,,,

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?

got into Danganronpa, finally got enrolled into a class in the ICT strand, mother agreed to buy me a huion tablet

Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?

terrible

Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?

kinda? idk

Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?

finish the school year and be free from hell

Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life?

friends, art, danganronpa, them sonic real time fandubs, uhhhhhhhh idk what else

Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?  

drawing, talking to people

Hellebore: How do you show affection?

emojis, just saying ily in general

Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?

idk,,,

Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day.

I JUST WANT ONE. FUCKING DAY. WITH NO ONE TO FUCKING BOSS ME AROUND. NO ONE ALWAYS YELLING AT ME FOR ONE TINY MISTAKE. WHERE I DON’T HAVE TO PLEASE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. WHERE I DON’T HAVE TO OVERTHINK MY NEXT ACTION. PLEASE. I JUST WANT PEACE.

Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?  

draw

Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?

hhhhh dont wanna answer this one rn,,,

Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?

no one??? I’d rather not be a burden tbh

Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?

casually checking my follower count

Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

cant remember fam

Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?

burden, annoyance, piece of shit, etc.

Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

non

Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?  

everything

Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?

draw

Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?

a classmate, she was cool

Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?

lots of things

Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?  

also lots of things

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?

literally no fucking meaning to my name at all

Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it.

hate it here

Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?

boring

Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?  

HATE EVERYTHING

Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom.

nice, i lov her

Onions: Tell about your dad.  

cheating bastard

Orchid: Tell about your grandparents.

gramma cool and nice, grampa piece of shit hope he perishes

Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?

idk hate existing

Peony: What was your first job?

non?

Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?

met online like w my friends

Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?

keep it to myself till it gets worse :’)

Pink: Where is home?

my childhood home

Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change?

leaving home

Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.

hh idk,,,

Primrose: Describe your ideal life.

same as my ideal day

Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?

that being a teen would be cool n fun but uhhhhh uso dayo!!

Ricinus: Who’s the most important in your life?

friends and loved ones

Rose: What’s your favorite sound?

rain sound

Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory?

hh

Sage: What’s your least favorite memory?

hhhhhh

Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?  

either to die or to just have peace, I’ll decide soon

St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?

hard

Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?

my friends

Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?

little

Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?

I wake up just so my grampa won’t fucking yell at me

Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job?

i dont have a job

Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?

hoodies

Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.  

idk

Tulip: What would be the best present to get you?

not sure, anything works

Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?

MY ANXIETY TELLING ME THAT EVERYONE FUCKING HATES ME AND ALSO MY GRAMPA IN GENERAL

Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called?

i havent read books in forever

Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?

6 feet underground :’)))

Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?

god I wish I didn’t

Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself.

no

[shakingsphere]

um i need a distraction so heres a question thing that yall are supposed to send to me but i just answered all of them if ur interested

Alisons: Sexuality?

straight i think

Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?

she/her cis

Amaryllis: Birthday?

january 30th!

Anemone: Favorite flower?

idk what they’re called but these vine type flowers on the side of my porch!

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?

atla

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?

depends on the context, definitely nothing where they could take advantage of me

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?

i hate quotes i can never remember any lmao

Aubrieta: Favorite drink?

.... diet coke

Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

no

Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love?

maybe? he didnt love me back

Baneberries: Favorite song?

vienna by billy joel

Basket of Gold: Describe your family.

my parents are nice and supportive but overbearing and judgmental. my dad has a tendency to talk when its not his place and my mom is very jewish. my sister doesnt like me very much and is kind of rude. one of my brothers is really nice and the other is awful

Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it?

I dont

Begonia: Favorite color?

green

Bellflower: Favorite animal?

red panda

Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?

night

Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?

a cat

Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

an animator 

Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?

i love kids theyre so cute

Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?

heights bc theyre scary, and unachieving because i dont want to waste my life

Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood.

i used to play with ants a lot

Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?  

like if i was conscious it was my last day? i dont even know

Buttercup: Relationship Status?

single :/

Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go?

central asia and iran

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?

when im with my friends and we’re just hanging out

Canna: Do you have any tattoos?  

no ma’am i am a child of god

Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?  

my ear lobes and i want to get my doubles done

California Poppy: Height?  

5′3. it be like that

Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?

yes!!!!!!!!!!!! omg

Carnation: What are you currently wearing?  

a college sweatshirt and pj pants with penguins on them

Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?

when i was little....

Chives: Who was the last person you hugged?  

my friend hannah

Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed?

i haven’t...

Cock’s Comb: Favorite font?

um lobster?

Columbine: Are you tired?

yeah lol

Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to?

college and moving out of state!!

Coneflower: Dream job?

something where i can use my degree lmao

Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert?

i think im an introvert but i also might just have anxiety

Crocus: Have you ever been in love?

maybe?

Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?

i would take a bullet for most of my loved ones

Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it?

yes. a tie-dyed teddy bear named tie-dye. he is my husband.

Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?

aquarius

Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?

nothing that people who arent me should remember, but i think our experiences shape us so

Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?

im not dead idk

Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?  

um id probably be upset i care about my parents approval way to much

Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to?

my friend hannah again lol

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?

public speaking!!

Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?

math

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?

um i met my future roommate, i lost a bit of weight, and i got some cute shorts

Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?

stressful! 

Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?

no

Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?

join my college’s honors program and study in russia

Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life?

im not doing this one too tired

Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed? 

xanax 

Hellebore: How do you show affection?

i try to tell ppl they are important to me

Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?

im funny i think

Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day.

i wake up at 9:30 its 70 degrees Fahrenheit and i get lunch with some friends and then we hang out for the day

Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?  

im so bad about this all i do is watch youtube and study, but i love to draw and im going to start reading more

Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?

Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?

Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?

Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?

Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?  

Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?

Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?

Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?

Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?  

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?

pretty sure its french for clear or bright (depending on the context). my mom just liked it

Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it.

im from a suburb of kck. its a nice and safe place to grow up but i wouldnt choose to live here

Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?

nice, but its in the basement so the view is really bad i hate that

Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?  

no nope no

Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom.

she is very smart and hardworking but very judgmental and a bit inconsiderate. she loves me very much tho

Onions: Tell about your dad.  

he is short and angry. he tends to interrupt me a lot. he is supportive of everything i do. he is stingy about money tho

Orchid: Tell about your grandparents.

my mother’s mom died before i was born, and my i was never close with her father. he died when i was 8. my other grandma has bad dementia and isn’t sure who i am anymore. shes presbyterian but she would send my sister and i dreidels and such for hanukkah. im told i look a lot like her. my grandfather has been very grumpy for as long as ive known him.   

Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?

my 13th. i had an anxiety attack and had to go home early.

Peony: What was your first job?

i was a hostess at a seafood restaurant.

Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?

Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?

i give myself time to process it and then just move forward i guess

Pink: Where is home?

where your sense of belonging is ig idk

Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change?

i would have made better grades and quit band in middle school haha 

Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.

Primrose: Describe your ideal life.

i want to be happy with 2 kids and a husband and live below my means but still be comfortable 

Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?

nihil was a philosopher. 

Ricinus: Who’s the most important in your life?

fuck idk my dog

Rose: What’s your favorite sound?

background noise when your sitting outside

Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory?

Sage: What’s your least favorite memory?

Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?

for everything to work out!!!  

St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?

very very hard

Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?

the internet

Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?

8 hours but i overslept

Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?

i have to

Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job?

i dont have a job rn and thats bad

Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?

my jeans from uo

Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.  

cool librarian or 90s mom

Tulip: What would be the best present to get you?

160,000 dollars :)

Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?

the cost of college!!!!

Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called?

oof like 2. i read Dune, and Slaughterhouse Five

Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?

college! finishing up my first semester

Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?

yeah :( 

Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself.

ive been late to ap french almost every day this semester #c’estlavie

[bentonthegay]

SENDS U ALL OF THEM

O OKAY 

Alisons: Sexuality? Not sure but lets go with Omnisexual/Aceflux and Polyromantic

Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender? Uhhhh also not sure but lets say Proxvir or Agender masculine. They/them pronouns and Ze/Zir/Zem, I only use he/him to people who don’t know im nonbinary or are close to me

Amaryllis: Birthday? July 21st :3

Anemone: Favorite flower? Ooo...Uhhhh Roses?

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show? South Park

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger? Uh it depends, I mean if it’s someone Im long time online friends with, As far as I could.

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes? “Treat Others as you want them to treat you” 

Aubrieta: Favorite drink? This pink juice stuff idk what it’s called and Rootbeer

Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? 100000x times over

Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love? A few times I’ve been trutly in love

Baneberries: Favorite song? Right now, Bohemian Rapsody

Basket of Gold: Describe your family. My Immediate family is supportive and loving, I have a few drug addict family members and some bible thumpers

Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it? Someone I’ve known my whole life

Begonia: Favorite color? Purple, Sapphire blue, red, and magenta

Bellflower: Favorite animal? RED FOXES

Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person? Night person

Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be? A RED FOXXX

Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a teacher and a nurse

Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children? I love kids

Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why? Being alone..

Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood. Idk

Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth? I guess...spending time with my family and friends 

Buttercup: Relationship Status? Taken/engaged and crushing

Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go? Country wise, Italy or Denmark, person wise, Probably to meet one of my long time friends.

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved? I don’t think I do

Canna: Do you have any tattoos?  Not yet, my first tat will be the trans symbol

Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?  I have a lip piercing c:

California Poppy: Height?  5ft half an inch

Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts? Yes I do!

Carnation: What are you currently wearing?  Boxers and a green zelda shirt

Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight? Yes and I still want to

Chives: Who was the last person you hugged? My dad probably

Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed? My partner...

Cock’s Comb: Favorite font? Uh I can’t think of it off the top of my head

Columbine: Are you tired? Fu*king exhausted.

Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to? For stress to die down and for my medical problems to stop 

Coneflower: Dream job? Gender Therapist

Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert? INTROVERT FOR SURE

Crocus: Have you ever been in love? A few times yee

Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about? Anywhere. Everywhere. 

Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it? Ahh I had one doggo named roofus who disappeared :c and then it was a doggo named dell

Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign? Cancer

Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering? Ha probably not. I’m pretty useless.

Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment? I guess not going through with my suicide attempt a few years back.

Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?  That’d suck, I don’t know

Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to? My friend

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at? Uh..helping others I guess

Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at? Everything else

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month? Lmao nothing

Garden Cosmos: How was your day today? Meh

Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life? Nope.

Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two? Get top surgery

Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life? 1) my opartner, 2) my parents, 3) my friends, That’s about it.

Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?  HA. Cigarettes

Hellebore: How do you show affection? Hugs and cuddles

Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of? Meh..

Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day. Not being stressed for once

Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?  ehh...Draw, videogames, talk to my friends the rare occasions they have time for me.

Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them? Since we were one and two years old.

Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything? My best friend

Laceleaf: How many friends do you have? Like...three (not counting BFF)

Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received? Probably that my eyes reminded them of one of the oceans ( I can’t remember which)

Larkspur: What do you think of yourself? Best not to open that can of worms.

Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself? That I like to help people, I guess

Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?  Everything.

Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child? I don’t like to think about my childhood

Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid? Same as now

Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for? Existing

Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?  Im not sure, tbh

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name? It doesn’t really have a specific meaning. I just...really liked it.

Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it. Oregon born and raised, beautiful place with lots of nature AND VOLCANOES

Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up? I slept in my parents or grandmother’s bedroom until I had my own after she past..

Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?  Ha no

Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom. She’s kind and strong, very very strong

Onions: Tell about your dad.  He’s soft and supportive, can be pretty emotional

Orchid: Tell about your grandparents. I’d rather not.

Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable? I don’t know

Peony: What was your first job? What job?

Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any? I met them through a GSA group, then we met again through my cousin and hit it off. I met my crush some years back through another friend.

Pincushion: How do you deal with pain? I don’t know

Pink: Where is home? ..in this house?

Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change? I..I don’t want to talk about it.

Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them. Nobody in particular

Primrose: Describe your ideal life. Nah

Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child? That the world was a king place.

Rose: What’s your favorite sound? Uh..what?

Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory? Going on vacation with my parents and cousin

Sage: What’s your least favorite memory? ....No

Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?  for these dogs to shut up.

St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things? Difficult.

Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without? My partner, My parents

Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night? like 4 hours.

Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning? No idea

Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job? I don’t have one

Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing? My hipster shirt

Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.  Lazy and nerdy

Tulip: What would be the best present to get you? Just spending time with me

Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now? DOGS 

Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called? 0.

Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year? Not where I am.

Yarrow: Do you know what vore is? uh. Yeah. and it’s fu*king disgusting

Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself. I suck

[chaerea]

Veratrum viride, Green False Hellebore by Chaerea

[fractaele-m]

* hc : the colorful flowers of the schnee gardens. this is an extensive look at what flowers grow in the schnee gardens &. what they mean. weiss’ mother , eilwen loves to garden. eilwen is reminded of the times when her father use to talk of her mother , gwendolen planting the most beautiful blooms. however , atlas’ long &. ardous winters a lot of common flowers won’t bloom in the country’s conditions. these are a list of some colorful winter blooms that are located throughout the estate:

first we begin with the foliage outside on the grounds. this bloom is beautiful in its yellow &. grows outside of the gardens in the forested estate surrounding the manor. why ? they are extremely poisonous !! they keep rabbits &. deer away from the houses. they spread like wild fire after eilwen planted them one day after a fight with jacques. they represent ‘ hatred. ‘

hellebores , the winter rose ( that isn’t actually a rose ) that blooms in a variety of colors. their colors range from cream to red to deep purples that almost look black. they are a tall flower &. they face downward so they are planted towards the center of the displays &. framed by other shorter flowers. the meaning of the hellebore is interesting in that the actual word broken down: helle - ‘ injure ‘ , bora - ‘ food. ‘ used as a  they mean ‘ protection from scandal &. calmuny. ‘

although they are cabbage &. not flowers , they are included because of their vivid colored rosettes. ornamental cabbage borders the garden walkways , creating a bold splash of color with their blues , purples , whites &. greens. originally they were planted as a filler until other flowers could be ordered but eilwen adored the individuality they presented. so she kept them. 

camellias are known for being queens of the winter. the schnee camellias are bred for cold hardiness &. bloom in bright pinks on their evergreen shrubs. they grow along the brick walls of the manor since they enjoy shade. they were planted after the death of nicholas schnee since pink camellias mean ‘ a longing for someone. ‘

this flower can grow in freezing temperatures &. is hardy. it has a unique structure of five petals facing upward. it can symbolize ‘ happiness’ but can also represent ‘ death ‘ &. ‘ all good things come to an end ‘ because they are also a poisonous bloom. the double meaning can represent the false happiness of eilwen’s &. jacque’s marriage. 

[vandaliatraveler]

Day Date at Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Part 1. Most couples would probably equate a "date" to a nice dinner out and a Marvel adventure movie, but Blake and I, being hopeless nature fanatics and aspiring satyrs without hooves, equate it to mean "putzing around in the mountains". The timing was perfect: the haze from the Canadian wildfires, which has been choking most the US Mid-Atlantic and Northeast for the past week, had mostly moved on, replaced by a crisp blue sky with a light breeze.

From top: the view from the Rich Mountain Overlook on Old Route 33, heading toward Harman; Blake communing with the mystic creek chubs in Gandy Creek, one of the best brook trout streams in the Mid-Atlantic region; cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), a mildly phototoxic beauty that Native Americans relied on for food and medicine; a forest composition of false green hellebore (Veratrum viride), ferns, wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), and golden Alexander (Zizia aurea); a close-up of golden Alexander, a lovely, spring-blooming member of the carrot family; the wetlands complex at Spruce Knob Lake; shining ladies' tresses (Spiranthes lucida), a spring to early summer-blooming bog orchid recognizable from its bright yellow labellum; bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), which can be easily mistaken for a spring-blooming forb but is actually a dwarf dogwood; and a feisty eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), whose saliva contains a mild neurotoxin that is deadly to its prey but harmless to humans.

[iosonoarina]

Aubrieta, candytufts, false goat's beard, freesia, hellebore, lupine💙

Thank you loveyyy💙

Aubrieta: Favorite drink?

It depends on my mood. Coffee, green tea with mint or Schweppes Pomegranate

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?

When someone pays attention to me and my feelings, cares for me and trust me

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?

Communication with children I think

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?

I bought some books, I recorded a short but good video of me playing guitar, I went for a walk with my friend whom I hadn't seen since the end of May

Hellebore: How do you show affection?

I text or call the person, check on them, listen to them, say that I love them or they are important for me and hug them (if it's possible)

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?

I had to google it:) so turns out my name is Greek in origin and it means "Peace", it was the name of the Greek goddess of peace

[deliciouslydark]

Veratrum viride, aka: American False Hellebore, American White Hellebore, Bear Corn, Big Hellebore, Corn Lily, Devils Bite, Duck Retten, Indian Hellebore, Itch-weed, Itchweed, Poor Annie, Blue Hellebore, and Tickleweed.

Summer Green by Russ Hayman on flickr

[tipsycad147]

Love Magick

Clothing Used in Love Magick  Feathers Used in Love Magick Flowers Used in Love Magick  Colour Magick  Love Spells

Clothing Used in Love Magick Colours Green, Pink, Rose, Red and Copper Fabrics Cotton, Linen, Plaid or Tartan, Silk, Satin and Velvet Prints Moon, Stars, Hearts, Cupids, Arrows and Flowers

Feathers Used in Love Magick 

Red Great fortune in love and passion. Orange Promise of great delight. Yellow Beware of an untrue lover. Green Adventuresome love or a Faery lover. Blue Love will enliven your days. Purple Spiritual love. White Delay; take your time. Grey Be courteous and polite. Brown Healthy and hearty love. Black Hidden secrets and change. Grey & Black Be careful what you wish for; be sure of what you want. White & Grey All your wishes in love will come true. Black & White You’ve avoided a bad love affair. Blue, Black & White Surprises in love, the unexpected.

Flowers Used in Love Magick 

Amaranth: To mend a broken heart (carry with you). Amaryllis (a.k.a. Belladonna): You are beauty. Anemone: I cast you away. Angelica: Inspiration and protection. Brings the gift of temperance. Anise: Awakens subtle energies needed for magick. Artemesia: Moon Magick, women’s mysteries. Asters: To attract love (wish for love as you place each seed or seedling into the ground).  

Bachelor Buttons: Wear to attract a bachelor. It will either bloom or wither, depending on the quality of the match. Balm (a.k.a. Melissa): Soothes away the hurts and pain of love. Basil: Brings wealth. To arouse sympathy between two people. To ease troubles in a relationship. Fidelity. Bay Laurel: Opens one to the possibility of great fame and victory in their activities. Burn for visions of love. To attract love. To keep a lover (split a love in half and then, you each keep your half). Begonia: Helps with premonitions. Belladonna (a.k.a. Amaryllis): You are beauty. Betony (lamb’s ear): Protection and children’s magick. Bluebell: I bind with Faerie Magick. Borage: Courage, psychic abilities. Bugle: Health and healing. Burdock: For cleansing magick and when feeling bad or highly negative about one’s self or others. 

Calendula: Health. Camellia: Beauty beyond this world. Chamomile: Prepares the mind and body for magick. Brings peace and relaxation. Caraway: Chew on it to remain faithful. Toss to aid a bride and groom. To keep your possessions and keep a marriage together. Catmint: Cat Magick, affection, beauty, and cheerfulness. Cardinal Flower: To attract a mate within seven days (touch the root to every part of your body). Works especially well for old maids. Carnation: To mend a broken heart. Cattail: To regain the enjoyment of sex (for women, carry one with you). Chrysanthemum: To draw in the magick of love. Clematis: Beauty of the Underworld and sexual attraction. Cockscomb: Protection and healing. Cohosh: Love, protection and courage. Columbine: A fool’s heart cannot be broken. Courage in love. Cornflower: Fertility, to draw love and sex. Love-in-abundance. To feel the richness of existence. 

Daffodil: Power of the Faerie Queen and to find love. Daisy: Lasting love, to love through the Wheel of the Year. To get a lover to return to you (root under your pillow); to attract a new love (flower in your hair). Brings feelings of simplicity, clarity, and playfulness. Dandelion: Psychic messages of love. Dill: Protection and prosperity. Use in a bath to make yourself irresistible. For lustful enchantments. Dragon’s Blood: To increase love. The scent is an aphrodisiac (wear one).   

Elecampane: Dispels violence and angry vibrations. 

Fennel: Health and purification. Ferns: Faery Magick and invisibility. Forget-me-not: To remind a lover of you. Undying love. Foxglove: To learn about a false love. For use in Faery Magick and protection. To open one’s self to sexual love. Poisonous. 

Garlic: Protective charm. Keeps you strong. Brings togetherness to a family. Gentian: To find a secret love. 

Hawthorne: Brings success and happiness in all work-related matters. Heliotrope: Invisibility. Hellebore: To open one to the mysteries of different realms of existence. Use with vervain to contact Otherworld beings. Poisonous. Henbane: Improves one’s faculties of clairvoyance and divination. For men to meet a bride (plant, let ripen and then, harvest while naked and standing on one foot). Poisonous. Hosta: Mystery and health. Hibiscus: To keep you name and image in your lover’s mind (place on your altar or carry with you). It has other love applications, as well. In fact, it is a versatile as roses are. Hollyhock: I shall achieve my goals in love. Honeysuckle: Sweet taste of love. Hyacinth: To purge your heart of love.  

Indian Paint Brush: Emblem of the Great Spirit’s love for humanity. To attract love (carry in a sachet). Iris: I bind my love. Ivy: To bind love and honour.   

Jasmine: To bring abundance of love. Sensual love, pleasure, joy of the senses, enduring physical attraction between two people. Faith. To free a women’s sexual instincts, desire to feel well and look good, and to enjoy the dance of the polarity of existence. To feel more attractive, when a love is new and sweet, or to re-sweeten an old and mature love. For men to find a new love. Jimson Weed: Releases inhibitions. Call the power of fire and burn for a glimpse of your deepest wishes and desires.   

Lady’s Mantle: Love and romance. A potent love charm for women. To attract love. Lavender: To learn the secrets of love. Aroma is an aphrodisiac. Protection against domestic abuse. Freshness, cleanliness, honesty, and directness. For unresolved guilt. Power. Counteracts the Evil Eye. To alleviate unresolved guilt. Works in the emotional sphere to shake of feelings of discomfort. Leeks: Share during a meal to fall in love. Lemon: Use a heart-shaped cut of the peel as a charm to attract love. Lilac: To tell if your love is real. Lily: To cleanse one’ s heart of pain. To stop someone undesirable from pursuing you with love charms. Lily-of-the-valley: Happiness and wisdom. Lotus (a.k.a. Water Lily): To send water Faeries with messages of love. To ease the pain of love and rediscover that place in your heart that remains virginal and unaffected. To soothe a troubled heart. Lovage: Use in a bath to attract a new love. To inspire romance. 

Maidenhair Fern: Make a potion to enhance womanly beauty and grace. (Wear, don’t drink.) Poisonous. Mallow: To get a lover who left you to return. (Place a vase of them where your lover could possibly enter, such as outside the front door or in a bedroom window.) To soften your character. Makes women softer and more feminine, makes men appreciate life’s small pleasures and beauty. Use in baths and potions. Mandrake: Mystical plant. Luck charm for fertility and protection. Poisonous. Marigold: I must leave you. Marjoram: To accept profound changes in one’s life. Meadowsweet: To attract and cheer the heart to love. Melissa (a.k.a. Balm): Soothes away the hurts and pain of love. Mint: Prosperity. To remove excessive heat from emotions and situations (use in a tea). Monarda: Success and prosperity. Monkshood: Chases away pain, both physical and emotional (burn, then sprinkle to the wind). Poisonous. Morning Glory: Power, protection, love and banishing. Mugwort: For protection and happiness during travel and the holidays. (Carry in a sachet.) Myrtle: To keep peace in your home and love within its walls (plant one either side of your home). To keep love vibrant between old lovers (carry as a sachet). 

Narcissus: I love myself more than you. Nasturtium: I trust my love. Nettle: To resolve “prickly” situations, such as, petty jealousy, envy, slanderous gossip, etc. Nicotiana: Moon Magick, healing, cleansing. Nightshade: To free your energy so that you can discover what it is you truly want to do. Poisonous. 

Orange Blossom: To ensure wedded bliss. To attract a good love-making experience (use in a bath). Orchid: Night love and mystery. Fertility. Aphrodisiac.  

Pansy: Dreams of love. To make love grow. To enrich your attractiveness (carry or wear one). Parsley: To improve physical well-being, restore health, strength and vitality (can be used in tea). To heal a broken heart. Phlox: To show love for another. Petunias: Power and cheer. Peony: I draw love unabashedly. Poppy: To send moon Faeries to whisper your name. Primrose: To appear youthful and loving.   

Rose (general): Love; the Goddess. Austrian Rose: To bring the look of beauty to each of us. Bridal Rose: To bind a marriage spell to least for eternity. Burgundy Rose: To bind dreams of you in your lover’s mind. Cabbage Rose: To remind your lover of you via scent. Pink Rose: To begin a love affair and to increase self-love. Friendship and romance. Provencal Rose: To charm a lover into seeing your face in their dreams. Red, White, and Pink Roses Together: To promote fertility. Red Rose: The Goddesses Cerridwen, Macha, and Morgain will bless you with love. Eternal love and passion. Rose Leaf: To mend a broken heart. Single Rose: To bring a new lover into your life. Thornless Rose: To rid a love affair of arguments and trouble. Tudor Rose: To bring sovereignty and peace to your home. White Rose: To grant the love of Oomah, the Faery Queen. Pure love. Withered Red Rose: To rid your mind of an unfaithful lover. Withered White Rose: To release the painful memories of a love passed away. Yellow Rose: To tell if a lover has been untrue, or to see who is gossiping about you. Tenderness and jealousy. Rose Buds (with thorns and leaves): To keep a wrong and unwanted lover away. Moss Rose Bud: To draw the light from the planet Venus to charge a written spell. Red Rose Bud: To wear in a wedding. To attract passion. White Rose Bud: To bring the Faery Queen’s blessing upon your love relationship. Rosemary: Remembrance, cleansing, love and health. Very happy little herb. Brings contentment and love. Uplifts spirits. Rue: To help you see people’s mistakes – yours and those of others (hang dry indoors, out of sight).   

Sage: Wisdom. Brings health and beauty. For all-around improvement magick. Purity and energy cleansings. Skullcap: Relaxation. Soapwort: Cleansing. Solomon’s Seal: Protection and banishing unwanted spirits. Speedwell: To send love fast and far. Strawberries: Perfection. Sunflower: To win a love. To invoke the presence of a very strong man into your life. Affluence and grandeur. Follows the sun during the course of the day. Use for strength and vitality, and to enhance masculine energy, for courage and action, to add strength to active, expanding incantations, and to improve your self-image. Sweet Violet: To become tender, soft, and vulnerable. Sweet Woodruff: Protective charm for athletes. 

Tansy: Vigour and long life. Thistle: To improve your love making skills (for men, carry with you). Thyme: New projects. Inspires courage and strength. Use before handling difficult situations. To gather your energies and focus them on the situation at hand. To prepare for magick. To reveal the difficulties in a situation. Tulip: To claim your love. To mend a broken heart. To bring the qualities of simplicity, firmness, and honesty back into a relationship.   

Valerian: For Dream and reconciliation Magick. Vervain: To open one’s self to a new love. Violet: To balance the mind of a lover. Faery Magick, protection from enchantment. To become a vulnerable and soft woman. To attract a woman. 

Water Lily (a.k.a. Lotus): To send water Faeries with messages of love. To ease the pain of love and rediscover that place in your heart that remains virginal and unaffected. To soothe a troubled heart. White Lily: Symbolizes the spiritual life. Use to elevate one’s self above the stresses of everyday life. To purify a love affair. To open your heart to new values and meanings. (Perhaps you’ve just ended a relationship and you feel that next time it should be different.) Works very well with Stone Magick, especially with rubies. Wisteria: To shower love everywhere. Witch Hazel: Brings charm, attractiveness, and irresistibility. Wormwood: Brings vitality (good for after draining sessions of magick) in incantations, etc.   

Yarrow: All-purpose Witch’s herb. As a “pick-me-up.” To re-energise love, etc. 

Zinnia: Friendship.   

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Adonis vernalis

Adonis vernalis, known variously as pheasant's eye, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye and false hellebore, is a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae It is found in dry meadows and steppes in Eurasia. Isolated populations are found from Spain in the west across Central Europe with fine examples in Valais, Switzerland, and southern Europe, reaching southern Sweden in the north and Abruzzo in the south, with its main area of distribution being the Pannonian Basin and the West Siberian Plain. In contrast to most other European Adonis species, the flowers appear in springtime, and are up to 80 mm in diameter, with up to 20 bright yellow petals. The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds, such as adonidin and aconitic acid. In addition, it is often used as an ornamental plant. (Green false hellebore, sometimes also called simply "false hellebore," is Veratrum viride, a member of the lily family.) Diagram of Adonis vernalis More details Android, Windows

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One of the many beaver-engineered wetlands complexes in Canaan Valley. The dam, now over-grown with sedges and cattails, is as impressive a feat of engineering for rodents as the Hoover Dam is for human beings. More to the point, beavers are the key drivers to the ecological well-being of Canaan Valley’s extensive wetlands, and for the most part, staff at the National Wildlife Refuge and Canaan Valley State Park let them do their thing - to the point of occasionally letting them flood boardwalks and trails.

From top: spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa), a wetlands-loving relative of the toothworts, which is similarly edible; false green hellebore (Veratrum viride), a potentially-deadly mountain beauty, whose alkaloid-laden leaves and roots can cause cardiac arrest if ingested in sufficient amounts; dotted hawthorn (Crataegus punctata), an important food and shelter tree for wildlife in the valley; woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.), distinguished from the similar wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) by sepals that point backwards and seeds on the surface of the fruit; and Robin’s plantain (Erigeron pulchellus), the most impressive and beautiful of the spring fleabanes in Central Appalachia.