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Purple False Foxglove is a Beautiful Fall Wildflower
Purple False Foxglove is a Beautiful Fall Wildflower introduces readers to this gorgeous fall wildflower. It goes on to explain where the author/artist found this plant and explains an interesting quirk that it has.
Purple False Foxglove My most recent trip into the Gothe State Forest was a really amazing one. I found a new swampy area that isnât even all that far from the house if I go the short way (I took the long way to get there last time). While I was out there I ran into a beautiful red shouldered hawk, discovered a large patch of tamarisk flowers that were filled with pollinators, and found severalâŚ
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Rough Purple False Foxglove
The preferred locals for this dwindling plant are slowly being eliminated, resulting in a retreat to remote locations like the steep hillside prairies in the Loess Hills of Iowa.
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Scientific Name: Agalinis heterophylla Common Name(s): Prairie false foxglove Family: Orobanchaceae (broomrape); prev. Scrophulariaceae (figwort) Life Cycle: Annual Leaf Retention: N/A Habit: Forb USDA L48 Native Status: Native Location: Collin County, Texas Season(s): Fall
Flower, flower buds, and developing fruits.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS MENACE TO SOCIETYYYYY. TILLY I LOVE YOU
heâs 25 but hereâs a foxglove fic about his 23rd birthday where I drop some random lore lmao
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fic under the cut! :D
âWhenâs your birthday, anyway?â Fellow asks. Heâs not particularly interested, but heâs known Tilly for long enough that it likely should have come up by this point.
The two of them are sitting on the floor of Fellow and Gidelâs small apartment (honestly better suiting the term single room than apartment, the damn landlord a full on scammer if Fellow does say so himself). Theyâve each got a coat in their hands, sewing supplies spread across the floor as they carefully repair holes in the fabric. It had finally gotten cold enough that they could no longer simply layer clothing, and thus the yearly time to sew up clothes is upon them. Tilly, since heâs there often enough, is obviously required to helpâwhile Gidel gets to happily draw in the corner.
Said man hums to himself, swaying back and forth a bit while he sews, tongue stuck out in concentration. âDunno.â Tilly finally says.
âHow do you not know?â Fellow scoffs.
âWell, I donât have parents or anything like that! So how would I know?â Tilly glances up from his work, shaking his head at Fellow as if heâs disappointed. âSilly.â He scolds.
The beastman glares at him, âYou told me you were 22!â He argues, affronted.
Tilly grins at him, âHmm, yeah. It just felt right. Maybe Iâm older than you, though?â His grin turns a little devious, and he tilts his head. âYouâd show me more respect if I was older, right~?â
Fellow tosses one of the coats at him, hitting him in the face with it.
In typical Tilly fashion, he instantly collapses backwards, whining about being injured. Gidel, the traitor, giggles at him, while Fellow only snatches up the coat the other was repairing.
He observes the stitching, and scoffs immediately. âThis is terrible.â He says, already removing the clumsy attempts.
Tilly finally pauses his dramatic whining, pulling the coat off his face but remaining laid on the groundâalthough he rolls sideways to better look at the man. âIâve never sewn anything before, I was simply guessing.â
Fellow rolls his eyes, âYouâre really useless on your own, you know that? How have yaâ even survived this long?â
âIâm very lucky.â Tilly says seriously.
âNo, youâre not.â He shoots back. âGet up, Iâm going to teach you how to do this. Youâve got to know some life skills! Yaâ canât just live in your little fantasy world where everything goes right for you forever, you know.â
The purple haired man sits up, toxic green eyes staring widely at him. âBut my fantasy world is so nice!â He coos, leaning closer to observe what Fellow is doing. Then, in a considering voice, he adds: âAlthough if it was a real dream world, youâd probably be wearing a maid dreââ
Fellow smacks him in the face with the coat again.
While Tilly whines from where heâs laid out on the floor once more, the beastman stares down at him with absolutely zero sympathy. âThereâs no way youâre older than me when you act like that.â He states, voice dripping with condescension and annoyance.
âYouâre so rude to me.â
âYou deserve it, you absolute buffoon.â
Tilly sits up again, shaking his head. âHow people act has nothing to do with their age, yaâ know! I could very easily be 4 years older than you and youâd never know.â He taps his chin in contemplation, a smirk crossing his face. âIn fact, I think thatâs what Iâll go with from now on! Please show me the respect a senior deserves.â He puts his hands on his hips, a proud look on his face as if Fellow would respond in any other way than bafflement.
âYou canât just change your age!â
âWhy not? Itâs not like I know when I was born in the first place.â
Fellow sputters, âWhâ No! No, I am NOT having you claim to be OLDER than me!â
âAww,â Tilly puts a hand over his heart, his eyes widening in false sympathy. âThe lovely younger man under my care seems to be struggling, how shall I help him?â
This time, Fellow forgoes the coat in favor of simply tackling Tilly to the floor. Gidel, of course, ignores them rolling around and wrestling, far too used to this behavior from the two of them.
Finally, he manages to pin Tilly down, and he contemplates using the coats to just suffocate him and end his misery already. The other man, meanwhile, just pouts at him. âThis isnât fair at all, youâre much taller than me.â He says.
âAnd older.â Fellow declares firmly, glaring at him. âSay it, Iâm the older one.â
âOnly children fight over whoâs the oldest.â Tilly says, like he wasnât just participating in exactly that.
Fellow just squeezes his pinned wrists in response, and finally the man sighs, giving in. âAlright, Iâm 22.â
The beastman grins victoriously. âGood.â He says, finally moving to get off him. He suddenly stops, however, as a thought occurs to him. âHuh, wait. How do yaâ decide when you age if you donât know your birthday?â
Tilly laughs. âWell, whenever it feels right, of course!â
âThatâs a terrible way to do things.â He shoots back immediately.
âYou wound me deeply, yaâ know?â The human sighs. âAnd from such an Honest Fellow, too! Surely you must be correct, of course.â
Once again, Fellow is reminded that he HATES Tilly saying his name. Thereâs just something so infuriating about it.
âJust pick a date for your birthday, and be done with it.â He growls instead, choosing not to acknowledge the goading. Nothing good ever comes from acknowledging Tillyâs taunts, heâd learned long ago.
âHmm, maybe.â He says, but Fellow can tell from his uninterested tone that Tilly likely wonât follow his suggestion at all. Itâs typical of him to ignore perfectly reasonable advice, no matter how annoying and illogical this course of action may be.
A fantasy world he lives in, truly.
Tillyâs words a few minutes ago pop into his head again, and Fellow hurriedly gets back to his sewing. Why he insists on taunting him like that specifically, he doesnât get. Not that he gets much about the guy in the first place.
Tilly sighs, also going back to the sewing. However, he simply stares at his work for a bit, and then glances back over to Fellow. âYouâre right, Iâm bad at this.â He admits dejectedly, but then nigh instantly perks up. âIâll just get you a new coat, problem solved!â
Fellow points his needle at him. âLife skills, remember? Try living in the real world, yaâ sound like some pampered rich kid.â
The man gasps, âTake that back.â
âGet to sewing, then.â He smirks at him, pointing to the stitching. âCâmon, itâs not that difficult. Even Gidel can do this.â
âWell, Gidel is much better than me at a lot of things.â Tilly states, looking over to the corner where said boy has been ignoring them. âArenât you?â
Gidel nods.
âAt least we agree on one thing, then. Gidel is much better than you in every way.â
âAww, you say that like you love him more than meâŚâ
Fellow gives him a disgusted look. âI donât love you at all, in fact.â
Tilly doesnât seem particularly troubled by his words, not that he expected him to be.
Still, his eyes feel a bit piercing as they observe Fellow. The toxic green color had always made his gaze just a little too intense, after all. Itâs almost like heâs calling him out for something, although Fellow has no idea what it could possibly be. Itâs not like he was lying.
Tilly finally looks away, wandering instead over to Gidel to see what heâs drawing. Fellow debates scolding him, since he was JUST telling him to learn how to sew, but he lets it happen. Theyâve got plenty of time, and heâll just make the man be the one to go without a coat for a while as punishment.
(Whether or not this ends with Tilly roping him into sharing his own is inconsequential. Heâll make sure not to give in this time, no matter how annoying he gets or how much he begs.)
The bigger question, however, is Tillyâs birthday. Just randomly deciding when to start saying youâre a year older does sound like something the strange man would do, but just as Fellow had said, that was a truly awful system. He would never go about things like that, which is why heâs the rational one who is doing much better for himself, obviously.
So, if Tilly wouldnât decide on a date, Fellow would. A very simple solution! Heâd even get him a gift so he couldnât protest. A full proof plan, surelyâand then Tilly would be required to get Fellow something for his own birthday in compensation. A win-win, as one would say. Quite smart.
(He ignores the little voice in his head that asks why heâd even care about this in the first place. No need to think about it too hard.)
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âThere you are.â
Tilly glances over his shoulder as Fellow approaches, perched on a crate in a random alleyway. Heâs got a deck of cards in his hands, and what he could possibly be doing Fellow doesnât know. He doesnât move from his position, simply shuffling the cards, and flashes the beastman a grin. âPick a card!â He says, holding a splayed hand out to him.
Fellow frowns at him. âNot right now, Iâve got something for you.â
Tilly frowns right back at him, raising an eyebrow. He then reaches out a hand, his fingers sliding into Fellowâs hair. Right before the man can swat him away, heâs already pulled back, a new card in his hand. He twirls it around, and then adds it to his deck. âYouâre so boring.â He says.
The beastman stares at him, wide eyed. âDonât do that.â He tells him.
Tilly tilts his head, a sly grin on his face. âDo what?â
âYouâugh, youâre distracting me.â
âIâm distracting?â The man bats his eyelashes, and Fellow rolls his eyes.
âHere.â He says instead of acknowledging his words, and pushes a box into Tillyâs chest.
He raises an eyebrow, a confused look on his face. âWhatâs this? Are you proposing? Well, I suppose I can accepâ
âItâs a birthday gift, you fool.â Fellow cuts him off, crossing his arms.
ââŚ.Itâs my birthday?â Tilly asks.
He nods back at him, confirming. âTodayâs your birthday.â
âOh!â Tillyâs eyes light up, and he stares down at the box. âIâve never had a proper birthday! Is it normal to propose on them?â
âItâs OBVIOUSLY not a proposal!â
The manâs lips quirk up into another smirk, an obvious indication that heâs taunting. But his attention quickly goes back to the box, a simple little thing that doesnât even have wrapping paper or any type of decoration. He stares at it like itâs gold, and after a bit of this, Fellow begins to become uncomfortable. Itâs just a cheap gift, after all.
âGo on then, open it. I donât have all day.â
Tilly hums, acknowledging him, and sets his deck of cards aside to better look at the box. âYou didnât have to get me anything, you know.â He says, and itâs a strange thing to hear from a man whoâs been known to beg strangers for a multitude of items.
âIâm not heartless. You looked so pathetic when we talked about your birthday, I just had to get you something.â Fellow says, waving away whatever weird idea Tilly might have in his head. His words donât seem to convince him of anything though, as the way he opens the gift is almost reverent.
âOh.â He says upon seeing the gift.
Itâs a cheap pair of gloves, probably not the quality of the oneâs the man wears even nowâbut Fellow has never seen him take off the pair in the first place. How a man who wears so many different styles of clothing could wear one pair of gloves with every single one of them alludes him, but it did give him the idea to buy him some more.
Much to his surprise, Tilly instantly pulls them out and then proceeds to take his current pair off.
Heâs never seen him without them, and the sight is shocking for a variety of reasons. From the nonchalant way he performs the action, to the scars that are revealed as he slides the fabric offâcrisscrossing along both his palms like someone ran a knife over them multiple times, forming a strange, morbid star.
He pulls the new pair on, face unreadable as he flexes his hands, and Fellow chooses not to comment on it. âSo? How are they?â He asks instead.
âHmm. Scratchier than my other pair.â Tilly says, and Fellow is instantly annoyed again, suddenly free from the spell of the strange moment.
âTch, give them back if you donât like them, then!â He scowls, grabbing Tillyâs hand to pull the gloves off himself. Annoying, ungrateful brat! He could at least pretend Fellowâs gift was good, heâd bought it with honestly earned money!
âWow, hey!â The man grabs his hands right back, lacing their fingers together as a way to stop him. Thereâs better ways, definitely, but when has he ever done anything normally?
âDonât do that.â Tilly says, glaring at him. âThese are mine.â
âWhâI bought them for you.â He protests, caught off guard by the odd handholding theyâre now engaging in.
âYeah, and now theyâre mine.â Tillyâs green eyes soften, then, and he smiles. âThanks.â
Fellow has seen many of Tillyâs smiles. He seems to never run out of themâa plethora of different moods and falsehoods. Mischievous grins, false masks of innocence, the flirty smile he gives men and women when he wants something from them. Somehow, heâs never seen this one from him. It feels more honestâa genuine emotion heâs never quite seen. It feels forbidden, and weirdly precious all at once.
The beastman rips his hands away, spinning on his heels so his back is to Tilly. âYou better get me something good for my birthday, now.â He says seriously, and then immediately stalks away. Thereâs no movement behind him, so the chances of being followed are low. Good. He can only tolerate Tillyâs presence for so long, after all!
The minute heâs sure heâs out of the otherâs eyesight, he releases a breath and tugs a hand roughly through his hair.
What was THAT? He thinks. Why do I feel embarrassed?
âIt better be worth it when my birthday comes around.â Fellow mutters to himself, leaned against the wall of an alleyway.
He ignores the part of him that claims it was already worth it. Thatâs foolishâwhat did he get, a smile? That wasnât useful at all.
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Native Wildflowers collection
Native wildflowers from my previous job. All pics by me. Not an exhaustive list. Split into multiple posts due to the image limit.
Starting off with everyone's (read: monarch butterflies') favorite: milkweed. Common milkweed is on the left. I think what we called common milkweed was actually 2 closely-related species. On the right is swam milkweed, which likes wetter soil. Butterfly weed in the bottom is a milkweed, but its sap is clear instead of white so some people don't realize that. It's also much shorter than most milkweeds.
We have 2 main gentian species. These flowers don't open all the way and only larger insects like bees can force their way in. These bees then seek out gentians as an exclusive food source, making it more likely for them to pollinate the gentians. Cream gentian (left) is white and can get very tall on good years. Bottle gentian (right) is a small, low-lying plant that hides under other plants. This picture was taken early in the season so they're pretty pale. They turn bright blue when they're in bloom.
Yellow (left) and purple (right) coneflower
Mountain mint (right) and downy wood mint (left)
Wild raspberry (left) and dewberry (right). My personal nemeses when I was moving through the prairie. Thorns are not my friend
Foxglove beardtongue, which comes in a common white color (right) and a rarer purple variant (left). Below is false foxglove, which is a hemiparasite (plant that gains nutrition through parasitism and photosynthesis) that leaches off of oak roots
Bee balm, this one has a lot of ornamental cultivars
Rattlesnake master, a badass name for a weird and spiky plant
Ironweed. We have a few species and I don't know how to tell them apart
Wild quinine. In the 3 growth seasons I worked here, this one became much more common.
Prairie coreopsis (left) and tall coreopsis (right). Guess what the difference between these two is
Rosinweed (left) and cup plant (right). Two closely related species.
Maryland senna (left) and partridge pea (right). Similar (but not closely related) species that grow pods full of seeds. As they dry, the pods peel open and send the seeds flying out.
Prairie dock. These grow very tall and have huge leaves that are cool because the roots bring up water from deep underground
Ashy sunflower, a hemiparasite that kills goldenrod and tall grasses. As those two are very aggressive plants that can take over whole fields. ashy sunflower seeds are a great way to fight back against them and help increase biodiversity.
Cardinal flower. This one is endangered so its great that it's doing well and even spreading where I worked.
Common thistle. This one is unfortunately losing ground to invasive Canada thistle (not actually from Canada) and isn't very popular, but bugs love it.
Black-eyed Susan (left) and sweet black-eyed Susan (right). The latter is larger and doesn't tolerate shade as well.
Continued in part 2
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The one thing that excites me more than a pop-up summer thunderstorm is a walk in a damp, dripping, glowing-green forest after the storm has passed. The forest's living essence is made all the more real and immediate by the intoxicating perfume of decaying things, creatures flitting like ghosts through the leaves and underbrush, and clinging raindrops unleashed from the treetops by an evanescent breeze. Photos above are from a hike this morning on Glade Run Trail in Coopers Rock State Forest.
From top: common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), which is closely related to Joe Pye weed, and sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale); the deep purple-red berries of common elderberry (Sambucus canadensis); hollow Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum), which can attain a height of 7 to 8 feet; eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), whose tattered wings show the wear and tear of summer errands; a colony of gregarious fungi, perhaps cross-veined troop mushroom (Xeromphalina kauffmanii), which grow in huge numbers on decaying hardwoods; a red-capped bolete, perhaps Leccinum longicurvipes, which is symbiont with oak trees; an eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens); white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata); bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla); cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior), also known as common water dropwort; bluestem goldenrod (Solidago caesia), a woodland goldenrod with flowerheads in the leaf axils; and Appalachian oak-leach (Aureolaria laevigata), also known as smooth false foxglove, which is semi-parasitic on oak tree roots.
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Clowntober week 3 theme was native flowers
I picked wildflower native to NY and decided to make them almost fairy like? Clown sprites I guess. Went for childhood storybooks vibes
Daily themes
Water lily
Purple Coneflower
Woodland sunflower
Swamp thistle
False foxglove
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[ID: a gif of Merlin, Lancelot and Gwaine making various attacks, overlaid on a gif of Camelot's citadel on fire from 3x13. They are all framed by stained glass windows. Merlin, in an orange palette, holds his hands up to fling back Agravaine in 4x13. Lancelot, in a pink and purple palette, charges towards the gryphon on horseback with an enchanted lance in 1x05. Gwaine, in a blue palette, draws his sword to fight the false knights on Merlinâs behalf in 3x04. In white cursive text are the words: 'Merwaincelot Week 2023'. End ID.]
Merwaincelot Week will be returning from Monday 28th August to Monday 4th September 2023!
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M O R D L U S T ; flower symbolismÂ
aleksander fox as the rusty foxglove ;Â
â foxgloves were historically known as folkâs gloves, as they were believed to grow on faerie soil. in the language of flowers they signify insincerity, ambition, intuition, and secrets. they are lethally toxic.
isme de lède as the queen of the night ;Â
â the queen of the night, or cereus, is a rare flower that blooms only one night a year and wilts before dawn. it symbolizes luck, perseverance, ethereal beauty, and the value of the fleeting nature of life.Â
vĂŠratre as the false hellebore ;Â
â false hellebore is at once highly toxic and yet also an herbal remedy, though it is incompatible with many other herbs. legend states that alexander the great died of hellebore poisoning.Â
salicaire as the purple lythrum ;Â
â lythrum is supposedly named for lysimachus, friend and eventual successor to alexander the great. the flower represents seeking peace and tranquility, and at the same time blood and gore.Â
The Crown Prince of Cendrier has vanished without a trace. The Dornenheit ravages the countryside while the king idles in his castle. Something lies dormant beneath the Grand Brinnaal Cathedral. The Kingdom of Falkenreik rots from core to flesh, VĂŠratre is certain it has to do with the anonymous letter she received calling her to slay the head of the Helemere Church. But when she receives the key to a greater mystery unraveling around her and a ghost from her past reemerges, sheâs forced to confront a life sheâd thought escaped.Â
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A look back on my 2024: Part 3 of 3-Plants, fungi and landscape and sky
I had another strong year of observing flowers, it was really busy for them throughout the year with the likes of hogweed still flowering a lot in the winter and winter heliotrope, violets, snowdrops and daffodils coming earlier than ever with winter heliotrope and violets then emerging early for this season in recent weeks. Upright hedge-parsley at so many places over the summer, wood sorrel at RSPB Loch Garten on the Scotland trip, bush vetch, stunning crimson clover, common twayblade, white helleborine and green-winged orchid were marvellous new species I enjoyed seeing this year. Not many flowers captivate me as much as orchids and a strong time of seeing bee orchids at Lakeside as we went into summer, pyramidal orchid, early purple orchid, early spider orchid and marsh orchids in Yorkshire were key species of my year. Lesser celandine, wood anemone, snowflakes and snakeâs-head fritillaries were springtime delights once more. Yellow rattle, rass vetchling and sainfoin other key spring species seen then the meadows were alive with colour in the summer months with red campion, meadow craneâs-bill, harebell, self-heal, wild basil, wild marjoram, eyebright, centaury, restharrow, hoary plantain and birdâs-foot trefoil thrilling me. Water mint, forget-me-not and marsh woundwort were key species of wet places I enjoyed seeing with hedge woundwort, herb-Robert, tufted vetch, common toadflax, ivy-leaved toadflax, viperâs-bugloss and fabulous foxgloves enjoyed often on margins. Cross-leaved heath was exciting to see and devilâs-bit scabious was one of my flowers of the year again as it titled towards autumn. I always enjoy seeing fruit and bright red rose hips, some but less than last year hawthorn berries, wild service tree berries, guelder rose berries, wayfaring tree berries, blackthorn sloes, nightshade berries a revelation of my year and holly berries were good to see.
Iâve had another smashing fungi year, red tinged with the iconic and magical fly agaric seen at a fair few places in the New Forest in the autumn, many waxcaps a big standout of my year including possible crimson ones, the enigmatic eyelash fungi seen at Blashford Lakes very well and scarlet elf cup in late winter key species of my year. I was fortunate to see amethyst deceivers and devilâs fingers in the New Forest again and enjoyed a great year of seeing distinctive and impressive parasols as well as the strong scenes of shaggy scalycaps huddling around a tree base at Lakeside which brought flair and vigour to my autumn. Jelly ear was a splendid find in late winter at Testwood Lakes a first for me and yellow stagshorn, false deathcap, panthercap, candlesnuff fungi and pleated ink cap were other nice ones to see in the autumn. I had a really strong year enjoying the intricate patterns of turkey tail and King Alfredâs cake at Fishlake Meadows a couple of times was a memorable find. Lichen including oakmoss at Lakeside and moss have been nice to see a lot this year.
Finally I think itâs important to reflect on just how fortunate I am to be able to spend so much time outside and looking outside and as well as the awesome flora, fauna and fungi I get so taken in by landscapes and the sky. I was very lucky to enjoy the incredible and awe-inspiring scenery in Scotland again this year from lochs to snow-capped peaks with stunning panoramic views including to Cairn Gorm mountain at the cottage we stayed in and the enchanting tall cliff coasts in Yorkshire. Woodland in a year I delved deeper into trees, heathland, meadow/downland, rivers, lakes and even built up and urban areas have been amazing to explore this year. In particular I found myself really immersing myself in and appreciating precious wetlands this year. Sunsets, sunrises, rainbows, full moons and lots more in between have presented stunning sky scenes to observe. What a year, thanks for all your interactions during. I shall do a look back over December post at some point towards the end of it. Lastly I wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
The photos in this set are of; meadow crane's-bill at Lakeside in August, bush vetch at Pitt Down in June, hoary plantain at Durlston in July, fly agaric at Denny Wood in the New Forest, eyelash fungi at Blashford Lakes and amethyst deceiver in the New Forest in October, view in Scotland from near where we stayed in May, Thornwick Bay in June, Fishlake Meadows in January and the moon in September.
#moon#scotland#yorkshire#fishlake meadows#tufted vetch#common twayblade#bee orchid#snake's-head fritillary#eyelash fungi#fly agaric#amethyst deceiver#2024#outdoors#nature#landscape#wildlife#photography#world#memories#europe
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flower symbolism makes me very very happy. i have no idea why but it makes something in my brain work.
Started in Europe
Conflicting accounts for who was first to write
1. Catherine H. in 1839 âThe Language of Flowersâ found in her book on the language of flowers, Floraâs Lexicon
Based on the LOF in Victorian England, France, and America
2. Mme. Louise Cortambert (pseudonym âCharlotte de Latourâ) in her book âLe 8Langage des fleursâ which translates to The Language of flowers.Â
LOF is based on folklore, literature, mythology, religion, and the plant's physical characteristics.Â
Symbolic association from Chinese, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Greek, and Roman cultures/mythology/religion
Literature from Shakespear
Turkish language of flowers and objects (Selam)
Taking Turkish words for different flowers and finding which other words they can rhyme with and making a sentence out of it. (Armonde (Pear) rhymes with omonde (hope) so a rhyme for these two words can be Armonde - Wer banna bir omonde (Pear - Let me not despair)
The Turkish language came to Europe through two people, Seigneur Aubry de la Mattraye and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Husband and wife. They were Turkish embassies that went before the court of Charles XII of Sweden and shared the language of objects and in this case flowers.Â
Physical characteristics (root, stem, leaf, bloom?, and seed
Chrysanthemum/mums: A symbol of death and mourning, but also support and encouragement
Found in east Asia in grasslands, mountain slopes, riversides, fields, and seashores
In Europe, it means death because it was a commonly used flower to decorate graves in the 1700s. Asian Countries have a more positive meaning, used for family seals and pottery. (represents the turning of the seasons) November birth flower
Forget-me-nots: It can be used to symbolize remembrance â both during a parting or after death (bright blue flowers)
Europe, Asia, and Australia in wood/boggy areas
German folktale, where a dying knight threw flowers at his lady and said forget-me-not, the lady wore the flowers forever.Â
Hyacinth: Sorrow, I am sorry. Please forgive me.
The Mediterranean and tropical Africa and woodlands
From greek mythology, where apollo and zephyrs killed Hyacinth and his remains were turned into purple hyacinth in the sorrow of his death. (slightly toxic)
Yellow Roses: Said to symbolize friendship
Mostly in Asia but in other places to
Yellow is a very positive and happy color, In Korean and Japanese culture, it was used as a symbol of jealousy.Â
Daffodils: Symbols of rebirth and hope
Europe, Asia, Mediterranean meadows/woodland edges
The first flowers bloom in the spring, so it represents the new life after the winter months. March birth flower cause it usually blooms in march
Foxglove: Symbols of insecurity + many other things
Europe, the Mediterranean, and in woodlands
From Folkâs gloves (the fae folk), cautious tale to scare children from picking them. (Poisonous) also grown for the Virgin Mary (our ladyâs gloves/gloves of the virgin)
Lily of the valley: Means the return of happiness
Eurasia, eastern North America, and in mountain forests
Used in religious ceremonies, it Represents Eveâs tears after she left the garden, the national flower of Finland, the May birth flower, is associated with Ostara, known for her humility (germanic mythology)
Baptisia (False/Wild Indigo): Symbolizes protection
Central and eastern north America near wood, meadows, stream
Associated with Venus (the Roman version of Aphrodite), (toxic but can be used as a noninflammatory, indigenous people use it for blue dye)
White orchids: symbolizes apology
Asia and in tropical forests
over 35,000 different varieties, based on the word orchis (which means testicles in greek because a writer said orchids looked like them) sign of wealth in the victorian era and in japan
Yarrow: symbolizes a wish for better health
Grasslands and forests, Eurasia
comes from the greek word here which means holy herb, neanderthals though they were a holy flower, druids used them in ceremonies, medieval Europe used them to exercise ghosts, dreaming means you'll receive good news, good for clotting blood
iris, arborvitae, and bluebell- are supposed to convey trust, friendship, and gratitude.
Carnations- innocence, remembrance
Hyacinths- deep sorrow, forgiveness, regret
White lilac- youthful innocence, new beginnings
Peonies- Family
Red roses- love, respect
Yellow rose- friendship
Blue tulip- peace and tranquility
Blue gladiolus- loyalty
Iris- hope
White tulip- Iâm sorry
Lily- sympathy, innocence
Purple hyacinth- deep sorrow
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I walk around our property looking at the different âweedsâ growing. Iâm new to learning about herbalism so I use an app to find out what a lot of things are. But I also do research to make sure the app is telling me correctly.
These are some of the plants that the app says we have here:
Thistle
Curly Dock
Carolina Geranium
Hairy Buttercup
Spiny Sowthistle
Common Vetch
Lesser Swinecress
Horse weed
Pennsylvania Everlasting
Chinese Bushclover
Groundseltree
Japanese Honeysuckle
Sticky Chickweed
Prickly Lettuce
Tiny Bluet
Corn Salad
Birdeye Speedwell
Wild Garlic
Purple Dead-nettle
Dandelion
Creeping Buttercup
Henbit Deadnettle
Roundleaf Greenbrier
Evening Primrose
Blue Mistflower
Purple False Foxglove
Broomsedge Bluestem
Wrinkledleaf Goldenrod
Pasture Thistle
Virginia Creeper
Trumpet Vine
White Heath Aster
White Clover
Large leaf Pennywort
American Pokeweed
Dogfennel
But it seems like every day thereâs something new popping up.
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Dandelions are a given but my favorites are purple false foxglove, blue mistflower, blue toadflax, and foxglove beardtongue
love me some Shapes
What's everyone's favourite flowers that aren't like. The normal ones. Like everyone's a fan of roses and sunflowers what's a more niche one. One you don't get in gift sets. Mine's sweet peas
#False foxgloves#blue mistflower#blue toadflax#foxglove beardtongue#the toadflax comes in early spring#the foxglove beardtongue in summer#the false foxglove should be blooming ANY DAY NOW I CANT WAIT#Blue mistflower will just blanket moist roadsides sometimes itâs BREATHTAKING
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Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) 2024-09-02 by Don Henise
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The Woods are Alive with Colorful Purple Wildflowers Right Now
The Woods are Alive with Colorful Purple Wildflowers Right Now features the lovely flowers of the dense blazing star. Itâs a commonly used ornamental that is native to the eastern United States, including Florida. Itâs one of several purple fall flowers.
Perfectly Pastel We are definitely nearing the end of the wildflower season as we move through November; even here in central Florida. There are still a few beauties out there hanging on, though. Earlier this week I posted about beautiful purple false foxglove, so in the spirit of purple, I thought Iâd post some dense blazing stars (Liatris spicata) to finish off the week. These are a fairlyâŚ
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#autumn blazing stars#blazing star photographs#blazing stars#colorful wildflowers#dense blazing star#dense blazing star flowers#fall wildflowers#Florida blazing stars#Florida wildflowers#photography#purple blazing stars#purple wildflowers#wildflower photographs#wildflower photography#wildflowers
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Purple False Foxglove, Agalinis purpurea (by me)
#Purple False Foxglove#Agalinis purpurea#Agalinis#Orobanchaceae#Lamiales#flowers#plants#summer#Thompson Park#Monroe Township#Middlesex County#New Jersey#mine
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