bible-garden: Rose-Shaped Map of Bohemia (1677) “A map that shows Bohemia as a stylised Hapsburg rose. The stem firmly connects the flowering Bohemian rose to the fertile soil of Vienna, the Habsburg’s political centre. The Latin text at the bottom explains: “’There grew a graceful Rose in the Bohemian woods, and an armoured lion standing guard next to her. That Rose had grown out of the blood of Mars, not of Venus. […] Do not fear, lovely Rose! There comes the Austrian. […] The Rose of Bohemia, bloody for all the centuries, where more than 80 battles were waged. She has been now drawn in this form for the first time.’”

bible-garden:

Rose-Shaped Map of Bohemia (1677)

“A map that shows Bohemia as a stylised Hapsburg rose. The stem firmly connects the flowering Bohemian rose to the fertile soil of Vienna, the Habsburg’s political centre. The Latin text at the bottom explains:

“’There grew a graceful Rose in the Bohemian woods, and an armoured lion standing guard next to her. That Rose had grown out of the blood of Mars, not of Venus. […] Do not fear, lovely Rose! There comes the Austrian. […] The Rose of Bohemia, bloody for all the centuries, where more than 80 battles were waged. She has been now drawn in this form for the first time.’”

Crepis virens (Hawk’s Beard, aka garden weed). Flora Batava (Plants of the Netherlands, 1877), Vol. 15.  Crepis Virens: “Crepis, Pliny, is from the Greek crepis, a kind of boot; and the second Latin name means green, fresh. It was called Hawkbit because the hawk was supposed to pluck it and smear its eyes with it to improve its vision.” ~British Wildflowers in Their Natural Haunts (1919)

Crepis virens (Hawk’s Beard, aka garden weed). Flora Batava (Plants of the Netherlands, 1877), Vol. 15. 

Crepis Virens: “Crepis, Pliny, is from the Greek crepis, a kind of boot; and the second Latin name means green, fresh. It was called Hawkbit because the hawk was supposed to pluck it and smear its eyes with it to improve its vision.” ~British Wildflowers in Their Natural Haunts (1919)

Aquilegia (Common Name: Columbine)

The Latin word “columba” means dove or pigeon, and it is said that the petals of the columbine look like birds (doves) in flight which is how the flower acquired its common name. 

But the botanical name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word “aquilinum” which means “like an eagle” because the bright yellow spurs in the center of the flower are said to resemble eagle’s talons or claws.  

Columbines are best utilized in a woodland garden. Flowers appear in spring along with delicate fern-like foliage (which, alas, is susceptible to leaf miner by mid-summer). Once flower production has ceased, allow the seeds to drop and propagate naturally. The plants can then be cut to the ground where they will lay dormant until the following spring. Combine with ferns, hostas, solomon’s seal, and other shade-loving perennials that will fill in the woodland border once the columbines are gone for the season.  

sustainable-sam: herbalwellness: Chamomile (Chamaemelum mobile)- An herb we all know for its calming properties, but has a few more cool things than you may think. Digestion Soothes nerves Sleep/ insomnia Kidney/spleen/bladder issues Circulation Drug withdrawl Regulates menstrual flow Uterine tonic Antispasmodic Diaphoretic (stimulates sweat glands, good for fevers)  Planted some of this in a bed, and am going to border part of the Hulgekultur with some as well. After we harvest some lavender, I’ll attempt drying both together for one of my favorite tea combinations.

sustainable-sam:

herbalwellness:

Chamomile (Chamaemelum mobile)-

An herb we all know for its calming properties, but has a few more cool things than you may think.

  • Digestion
  • Soothes nerves
  • Sleep/ insomnia
  • Kidney/spleen/bladder issues
  • Circulation
  • Drug withdrawl
  • Regulates menstrual flow
  • Uterine tonic
  • Antispasmodic
  • Diaphoretic (stimulates sweat glands, good for fevers) 

Planted some of this in a bed, and am going to border part of the Hulgekultur with some as well. After we harvest some lavender, I’ll attempt drying both together for one of my favorite tea combinations.

(via botanikopress)

Gentiana catesbaei (Elliot’s Gentian).  Native perennial to the north- and southeastern United States, preferring boggy soils in sunny locations. Clusters of tubular, blue, funnel-shaped flowers appear October through November. The plant was widely used by Catawba Native Americans for medicinal purposes. The genus name Gentiana is derived from Gentius, an ancient King of Illyria (region of Southern Europe, Balkan Peninsula, 168 BC) who first recognized the tonic properties of the plant, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Illustration: Jacob Bigelow, American Medical Botany (1817-20), engraving by Annin and Smith. 

Gentiana catesbaei (Elliot’s Gentian). 

Native perennial to the north- and southeastern United States, preferring boggy soils in sunny locations. Clusters of tubular, blue, funnel-shaped flowers appear October through November. The plant was widely used by Catawba Native Americans for medicinal purposes. The genus name Gentiana is derived from Gentius, an ancient King of Illyria (region of Southern Europe, Balkan Peninsula, 168 BC) who first recognized the tonic properties of the plant, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Illustration: Jacob Bigelow, American Medical Botany (1817-20), engraving by Annin and Smith.