Great Design Plant: Echinacea Pallida Healing: Echinacea is a Native American medicinal plant named for the prickly scales in its large conical seed head, which resembles the spines of an angry hedgehog (echinos is Greek for hedgehog). Native Americans may have used echinacea for more than 400 years to treat infections and wounds, and … Continue reading Echinacea Pallida: Purple Cone Flower

Magickal Correspondence for Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot or Tussilago Farfara is a perennial plant which flowers in March and so is one of the first plants to herald the arrival of spring. The flowers are a yellow or golden color and look similar to dandelion flowers. The leaves are heart-shaped. Coltsfoot is unusual in that the flowers appear first before any … Continue reading Magickal Correspondence for Coltsfoot

Magickal and Healing properties of Marjoram

Marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and therefore the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum. it is a perennial evergreen shrub of which there are three main varieties: wild, sweet and pot. Oregano Origanum vulgare, sometimes listed with marjoram as Origanum majorana) is also called wild … Continue reading Magickal and Healing properties of Marjoram