Red Clover!

Also known as beebread, cow grass, honeysuckle clover, and marl grass.

According to folklore, you should wear it over your heart on blue silk to recover from heartbreak in love.

And wear red clover before you sign any financial contracts!

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Herb bennet is also known as cloveroot, colewort, golden star, St Benedict's Herb, and wood avens.

It could be used to drive away evil spirits.

According to S. Theresa Dietz, if worn as an amulet, it could prevent attacks by dogs or venomous snakes.

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It's World Bee Day! Did you know that a bee landing on your hand means money is on the way? If one lands on your head, it means success will be yours!

It's also essential to speak to bees in a calm voice. And you should never swear at bees. They might take offence and leave their hive.

I have a blog post with more bee lore if you're interested - https://www.icysedgwick.com/bees-folklore/

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The forget-me-not was once called scorpion grass because the flower heads curl over and people thought they looked like scorpion tails.

In the mid-1850s, there was a trend in Germany for planting forget-me-nots on graves.

In the Victorian language of flowers, the forget-me-not meant 'remembrance'.

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Thistles are a beautiful plant and the beloved floral emblem of Scotland. Find out how thistles can banish evil, drive away gloomy thoughts, and protect your home in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/folklore-of-thistles-protection-from-evil-predicting-rain-and-a-mental-boost #FabulousFolklorePodcast #Thistles #Folklore #PlantLore

It's St Mark's Eve! In the 17-19th centuries, people might hold a vigil in the church porch between 11 pm and 1 am to see visions of who would die that coming year pass into the church. In some traditions, they did so for 3 successive years to see the apparations [Image by me] #FabulousFolklorePodcast #Folklore #StMarksEve #FolkTraditions #FolkloreThursday #FolkloreBlog

Daisies are pretty but their growth on lawns can make them an unwanted plant. They're also associated with love, childhood & divination, so let's look at daisy chains and pulling petals in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/folklore-of-daisies-love-divination-and-daisy-chains #FabulousFolklorePodcast #Daisies #Folklore #PlantLore

I'm so pleased to welcome
Sacha Coward to Fabulous Folklore Presents, where we chat all about queer folklore, how awesome mermaids are, and a new view of Victorian fairies! https://youtu.be/W8bRFHwC2RQ #FabulousFolklorePodcast

Keen to learn more about water in British folklore? Then I'm teaching the Water, Water, Everywhere class for Miskatonic London on April 11! We'll explore water both as a location for a range of legends, but also as the home of a myriad of creatures, beings, and monsters. River, lake, well or spring, we’ll dip our toe into it – and hope that no aquatic devil takes hold! Tickets available here: https://miskatonicinstitute.com/events/water-water-everywhere-british-sea-based-folklore/ #Folklore #BritishFolklore #FabulousFolklorePodcast

Greater Periwinkle, also known as Sorcerer’s Violet, Creeping Myrtle, Joy on the Ground, and Devil’s Eye. Periwinkle contains vincamine, used as a cerebral stimulant. The plant represents early recollections, memories, and sweet remembrance. One snippet of folklore suggests that gazing at periwinkle flowers would restore lost memories. #FabulousFolklorePodcast #FolkloreThursday #Folklore #PlantLore #Flowers #FolkloreBlog #Periwinkle #Plants

According to folklore, daffodils were originally white, and a favoured flower of Persephone. When Hades caught her, his touch turned the blooms yellow. It’s unsurprising that the daffodil is considered the flower of the underworld and they often appear on graves. In the Victorian language of flowers, daffodils meant 'regard'.
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Ribes sanguineum, or flowering currant.

People believed it was bad luck to bring this beautiful plant indoors.

In the Victorian language of flowers, currant meant 'Thy frown will kill me'.

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Crocuses in Waterlow Park.

According to Greek myth, a youth named Crocus had an affair with a nymph called Smilax. He became unhappy with the relationship and the gods turned him into a plant (and Smilax into a yew tree).

Others think Crocus unalived himself when the gods refused permission for him to marry Smilax. Flora, goddess of flowers, turned them into plants out of pity.

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Pulmonaria, aka lungwort! So named because people thought the spotted leaves looked like diseased lungs, and in the Doctrine of Signatures, a plant part resembled the body part it was believed to treat.

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Primroses meant 'early youth' in the Victorian language of flowers, according to Mrs Burke's Language of Flowers dictionary.

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I've got a headache so I thought I'd look up folk remedies out of interest. One suggested I soak my feet in hot water to draw blood from my head. Another recommended I ask a seventh child to blow in my ear. Think I'll stick with paracetamol! #Folklore #OldFolkRemedies #FabulousFolklorePodcast [Image by George Cruikshank]

According to folklore, the ancient Greeks planted purple irises graves so the goddess Iris would lead their loved ones to heaven. In the Victorian language of flowers, the iris means you're sending an important message. #FolkloreThursday #PlantLore #PlantFolklore #Folklore #FlowersOfMastodon #PurpleIris #VictorianLanguageOfFlowers #FabulousFolklorePodcast [My Image]

If you eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and grey peas on Ash Wednesday, you'd have money in your purse all year!

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Regardless of whether you got a Valentine today or not, here's one from Dr BOYD and I, courtesy of Fabulous Folklore. And remember, Valentine's Day cards as we know them now only really date to the 1950s... #FabulousFolklorePodcast #ValentinesDay

Croci coming up in Newcastle!

In the Victorian language of flowers, the crocus meant gladness and cheerfulness. White croci represented truth, innocence and purity. The purple variety implied success, pride and dignity. The yellow type meant joy.

There's an episode of Fabulous Folklore dedicated to the crocus!

https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/spring-has-sprung-origin-myths-and-crocus-folklore

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