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Friday, March 6, 2009

Faery Gardens


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Are you looking to attract some of the Fair Ones to your garden this year? Below is a list of plants and trees that have been associated with Faeries in folklore (click on each one to find out more about them).

Alder
Angelica
Apple
Bay Laurel
Belladonna
Betony
Birch
Blackthorn
Bluebell
Bog Violet
Broom
Buttercup
Butterwort
Chamomile
Clover
Club-Moss

Comfrey
Cowslip
Dandelion
Echinacea
Elecampane
Feverfew
Foxglove
Gardenia
Geranium
Golden Rod
Ground Ivy
Hawthorn
Hazel
Heather
Henbane

Holly
Horehound
Irish Moss
Lady Fern
Lady's Mantle
Larkspur
Lavender
Lily-of-the-Valley
Linden
Lobelia

Lovage
Maidenhair Fern
Mandrake
Marigold
Marjoram
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Moonwort
Mugwort

Mulberry
Mullein
Nettle
Oak
Oxeye Daisy

Perriwinkle
Pennyroyal
Peony
Poppy

Primrose
Puffball
Rose
Rowan
Self-Heal
Snapdragon
St John's Wort
Sweet William

Tansy
Thistle
Toadstool
Valerian
Vervain
Violet
Wandering Jew
Wild Thyme

Willow
Witch-hazel
Wood Sorrel

Wormwood
Yarrow
Yew

Sláinte!

Laurel
Posted by nefaeria at 3/06/2009 08:20:00 AM
Labels: folklore, gardening

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh to have the space for all of those flowers!

March 7, 2009 at 8:34 PM
nefaeria said...

Ditto! But many of them would do well in pots, if you take up container gardening. :)

March 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM

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