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Flowers and Faeries

Did you know you could attract specific faeries by planting certain flowers? Or that a particular plant would ward off evil ones? Well, the folks of the Middle Ages did and here are their findings.

Bluebells Plant bluebells, when they ring they warn of approaching evil faeries.
Carnation Red colored ones draw faeries who enjoy healing animals.
Clover Wildly attractive to faeries.
Cowslip The best choice for attracting faeries to your yard.
Dandelion Believed to be used by faeries to make beverages.
Dill The fresh plant has a scent faeries dislike.
Foxglove* A favorite of earth faeries.
Hawthorne Sacred to faeries, as well as to the May Queen.
Heliotrope* Enjoyed by fire faeries.
Gorse Repels virtually all faery life.
Hollyhock* A faery favorite, particularly the pink variety.
Lilac The gentle scent draws faery life.
Lobelia* Will help attract winged faeries.
Mistletoe* Can also attract unpleasant tree faeries, so we suggest using this with caution!.
Morning Glory* Repels unwanted night faeries.
Mushrooms* Used by faeries to mark the boundaries of their sacred circles or portals to their world.
Pansy Known to attract parades of trooping faeries.
Primrose Believed to give faeries their power of invisibility.
Rosemary The fresh plant protects from depraved faeries, so be sure plant some.
Sassafras Enjoyed by air faeries.
Shamrock A form of clover Celtic faeries adore.

* poisonous plants

This is adapted from an article titled "Flowers, Herbs, and the Faeries of May" written by Edain McCoy found in "Llewellyn's 1995 Magical Almanac", pages 88-92, Llewellyn Publications, 1994.




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