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lots of information about the rose

Every rose tells a story.... People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that...

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lishy

8 Sep, 2010
Lishy

Story behind the Hyacinth

And no its got nothing to do with buckets...... Hyancinth was a warrior of Sparta... beautiful and strong and much loved...

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lishy

8 Sep, 2010
Lishy

Story of the Narcissus

Narcissus was an exceptionally attractive young man who scorned the advances of those who fell in love with him, including...

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lishy

7 Sep, 2010
Lishy

Story behind the Sunflower

Another Greek Myth, but one I like so here goes... As we all well know a sunflower will follow the suns journey each day,...

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lishy

5 Sep, 2010
Lishy

A story behind the Anemone

In Greek Mythology the Anemone was also known as the windflower. The story goes.... Adonis was one of the most beauiful men...

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lishy

5 Sep, 2010
Lishy

story behind the lilly

Well everyone must know the story of Hercules... well In Ancient Roman times they believed that the Lily was the symbol of...

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lishy

4 Sep, 2010
Lishy

A story behind bleeding heart flowers

Long ago there lived a noble prince who tried in vain to win the heart of a very beautiful princess. The prince had brought...

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lishy

3 Sep, 2010
Lishy

Tell Me a Story - Part 12 - Lady's Slipper

A Ojibwa Legend A certain village was visited by a dreaded disease. Even the medicine man died; and with his death all hope...

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healerwitch

25 May, 2010
Healerwitch

Tell Me a Story – Part 11 - Legend of the Violet

An Iroquois Legend Many Moons before the white man came to the land of the Red Indian, there lived a young warrior who was...

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healerwitch

19 May, 2010
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - Part 10 - Legend of the Mountain Ash Berries

A Ojibwa Legend In late autumn or winter one will see an entirely different kind of tree dotted here and there among the...

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healerwitch

8 May, 2010
Healerwitch

Snowdrops - for Amblealice!

I just love them so much, and adding a "wee extra" blog right now, for Alice's "Folklore of plants" page on GOYpedia. A...

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david

22 Jan, 2010
David

Tell Me A Story - Part 8 - The Origin of Game and of Corn

A Cherokee Tale Long ages ago, soon after the world was made, Kenati, a Cherokee Indian hunter and his wife Selu, lived on...

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healerwitch

20 Jan, 2010
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - Part 7 - The Legend of the Corn Beads

Another plant story concerns the tears of the people. This time it concerns a plant called the medicine bead or corn bead...

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healerwitch

13 Jan, 2010
Healerwitch

Tell Me A STory - Part 6 - The Legend of the Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)

In the latter half of 1838, Cherokee People who had not voluntarily moved west earlier were forced to leave their homes in...

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healerwitch

5 Jan, 2010
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - Part 5 - The Legend of The Cedar Tree

A long time ago when the Cherokee people were new upon the earth, they thought that life would be much better if there was...

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healerwitch

23 Dec, 2009
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - Part4 - How They Brought Back Tobacco

In the beginning of the world, when people and animals were all the same, there was only one tobacco plant, to which they...

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healerwitch

22 Dec, 2009
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - part 3 - Origin Of The Pleiades And The Pine

Origin Of The Pleiades And The Pine Long ago, when the world was new, there were seven boys who used to spend all their time...

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healerwitch

18 Dec, 2009
Healerwitch

Tell Me A Story - Part 2 - Origin of Strawberries

A Cherokee myth When the first man was created and a mate was given to him, they lived together very happily for a time,...

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healerwitch

13 Dec, 2009
Healerwitch

Conium maculatum

Also known as; Poison Hemlock; Woomlicks beaver poison. Poison Parsley; Badman's Oatmeal;...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Campanula rapunculus

Also known as: Rampion; Creeping Bellflower Plant folklore: Possession of rampion promotes quarrels between children. ...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Lolium temulentum

Also known as: Darnel; Bearded Darnel; Cheat; Tare; Cockle. Plant folklore: Believed to be the "tares" referred...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Cimicifuga racemosa

Also known as: Black Cohosh; Snakeroot; Black Bugbane; Squaw Root Plant folklore: Used by Native Americans to...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Aquilegia atrata

Also known as: Columbine; Lion's herb; Lady's shoes Plant folklore: Eaten by lions, hence rubbing it on your hands...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Helleborus niger

Also known as: Christmas rose; Setterwort; Settergrass Bear's Foot. Plant folklore:...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Clematis vitalba

Also known as: Old man's beard; Traveller's joy; Virgin's bower; Ladies' bower. Traveller's...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Hippophae rhamnoides

Also known as: Sea buckthorn; Common seabuckthorn; Sandthorn, Swallow-thorn Plant folklore: ...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Calendula

Also known as: Marigold (from Mary's Gold); Pot Marigold; Plant folklore: Symbolises joy and devotion; heals wounds;...

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amblealice

27 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Tell me a story - Part 1 - The Origin of Disease and Medicine

It has been a cold and crisp day here. The trees are turning colors, I expect them to be losing color soon. I really need...

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healerwitch

26 Nov, 2009
Healerwitch

Garlic

Also known as Russian Penicillin Plant Folklore: Carried by Odysseus to prevent him from being turned into a pig. Deified...

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amblealice

25 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Euonymous europaeus

Also known as: Spindle tree; Prick timber; Prickwood; Spindleberry Plant folklore: Name means "of good repute". Wood...

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amblealice

25 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Catha edulis

Also known as: Khat; Qat. Abyssinian tea..plus about 20 more which I won't bore you with!! Plant folklore: Sacred...

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amblealice

25 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Datura meteloides

Also known as: Angel's trumpet; Sacred datura; Indian apple; Thorn apple Plant folklore:...

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amblealice

23 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Veratrum album

Also known as: White hellebore; Sneezewort Plant folklore; A remedy made from the roots before flowering occurs will...

1 comment

amblealice

23 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Urtica dioica

Also known as: Common nettle; Stinging nettle; The Naughty Man's Plaything. Plant folklore:...

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amblealice

23 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Rosemarinus officinalis

Also known as: Rosemary Plant folklore: Sprigs of rosemary were considered a love charm, a sign of remembrance...

8 comments

amblealice

23 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Ricinus communis

Also known as: Castor bean plant; Hand of Christ (Palma Christi) Plant folklore; First known use of castor...

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amblealice

23 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Ranunculus acris

Also known as: Meadow buttercup; Double buttercup Plant folklore: Said to give a brighter yellow colour to...

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amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Mentha pulegium

Also known as: Pennyroyal; Lurk in the Ditch; Mosquito Plant; Tickweed Plant folklore: Eases flatulence and...

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amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Mandragora

Also known as: Atropa Mandragora; Mandrake; Satan's apple Plant folklore: Used in ancient Greece as an anaesthetic...

3 comments

amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Lactuca serriola

Also known as: Prickly lettuce; Compass plant;Sometimes called wild opium. Plant folklore: Leaves used to make...

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amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Angelica archangelica

Also known as: Dong Quai; Root of the Holy Ghost Plant folklore: The plant was originally revealed by an angel...

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amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Juniperus

Also known as: Common juniper; fairy circle; hackmatack; horse savin; Plant folklore: Used by Great Basin Indians...

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amblealice

22 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Hyoscyamus niger

Also known as: Henbane; Black henbane; Hog's-bean; Jupiter's bean; Symphonica; Cassilata;...

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amblealice

21 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Laburnum anagyroides

Also known as; Common laburnum; Golden chain. Plant folklore: Dreaming of this tree in bloom...

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amblealice

21 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Lamium orvala

Also known as: White deadnettle; Giant deadnettle Balm leaved Archangel Plant...

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amblealice

21 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Nerium oleander (white)

Also known as: Oleander; Rose bay; Common oleander Rose laurel. Plant...

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amblealice

21 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Papaver somniferum

Also known as; Opium poppy Plant folklore; Present in settlements throughout Europe ...

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amblealice

21 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Aconitum lamarckii

Also known as: Lamarck's wolfsbane; Northern wolfsbane Yellow wolfsbane;...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Aconitum napellus

Also known as: Monkshood; Woolfsbane Plant folklore: It was used to poison enemy water supplies during...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Ilex aquifolium

Also known as: Holly; Helver; Holm; Aunt Mary;s Tree Poisonberry, Christmas Tree,...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Camellia sinensis

Also known as: Tea Plant folklore: Discovered in China over 4,000 years ago when the Emperor...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Malus "John Downie"

Also known as: Crab apple Plant folklore: Fruit associated with finding love. Modern apple varieties...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Also known as: The Pasque flower; wind flower; praire anemone meadow anemone;Passe flower;Easter...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Folklore of Plants - New GoYpedia Category

There are lots of enthralling tales from history, legend and mythology to illustrate the power of plants. I will not lay...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Atropa Belladonna (solanaceae)

Also known as: Deadly Nightshade Factual Inf: Has light green leaves and purplish flowers that give way to highly...

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amblealice

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice