the mystical nature of plants

Many folk cultures and traditions give symbolic meaning to plants.  Here are some which caught our eye and their related connotations:

 

African violet

  • Spirituality, protection

Aloe

  • Protection, luck, and healing

Alyssum

  • Protection, anger moderation

Anemone

  • Health, protection, healing

Azalea

  • Gratitude, passion

Bachelor's buttons

  • Love

Balm, lemon

  • Love, success, healing

Bamboo

  • Longevity, strength, grace

Basil

  • Love, wealth, protection

Bird of paradise

  • Liberty, magnificence, perspective

Bluebell

  • Luck, truth

Bromeliad

  • Protection, money

Butterfly weed

  • Healing, transformation, rebirth

Cabbage

  • Luck

Cactus

  • Protection, endurance, adaptability

Celandine

  • Joy

Chicory

  • Removes obstacles, favors

Clover, white

  • Promise

Columbine

  • Courage, love

Coriander

  • Love, health, healing

Cyclamen

  • Protection, happiness

Daffodil

  • New beginnings, love, luck

Dandelion

  • Overcoming hardship, divination, calling spirits

Fennel

  • Strength, purification

Gardenia

  • Luck, peace, healing

Geranium

  • Determination, health, protection

Gladiolus

  • Strength of character, conviction

Heather, white

  • Protection

Hollyhock

  • Ambition

Iris

  • Purification, wisdom

Ivy

  • Endurance, healing

Jasmine

  • Love, money, prophetic dreams

Laurel

  • Ambition, success

Lavender

  • Purification, peace

Lily, scarlet

  • High soul aspirations

Lily of the Valley

  • Embracing happiness

Lotus

  • Rebirth

Marigold

  • Protection, prophetic dreams

Mint

  • Money, love, healing, protection

Oxeye daisy

  • Patience

Pansy

  • Love, divination

Parsley

  • Protection, purification, stability, grounding

Peony

  • Prosperity, bravery

Phlox

  • Harmony

Plumeria

  • New beginnings

Potato

  • Magic, healing

Poppy

  • Imagination, luck

Poppy, white

  • Reverence and humility

Poppy, pink

  • Grace

Poppy, dark pink

  • Gratitude

Protea

  • Courage

Rosemary

  • Protection, purification, healing, remembrance

Sage

  • Wisdom

Sunflower

  • Purity, health, wisdom

Sweet pea

  • Gratitude, courage, strength

Thyme

  • Healing, courage, purification

Witch-hazel

  • Protection, magical

Yarrow

  • Courage, psychic powers

 

 

 

 

Andrea Watkins