#ragwort

[up8photographer]

I think Common Ragwort -- a common spring flower

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Speaking of plantain being protective, a week or two back I added some to the threshold bundle that I made with ragwort (the first new plant I identified after we moved down to the valley out of our previous toxic environment), a Turkish eye my sister picked up for me in Greece, and a wild garlic and sheep sorrel charm that I made last year.

[wigmund]

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) along the Van Winkle Trail at Hobbs State Park on April 5, 2026

[paulpingminho]

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Is it possible to walk outside and return without flower/herb/plant cuttings? Asking for a friend.

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[dvoeverie-stitches]

Spring Plants for Morana

Plants I gathered for the reborn Morana on Smrtná Nedele included: ragwort, beaked cornsalad, plantain, river birch, alder, star of Bethlehem, pepperweed, and my beloved native black cherry.

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Some more ragwort for a new plant bundle I’m making as an offering for Morana and the first beaked cornsalad I’ve found this year. I hope I can find a nice big patch this year. Its tiny leaves are one of my favorite spring greens; it reminds me of butterhead lettuce.

Beaked cornsalad is viewed as a gentle, nutritious plant associated with the care of the physical body, often used in kitchen witchcraft to bless meals for children or those needing cellular and spiritual renewal. While it lacks the heavy sedative power of the true Valerian root, its botanical relationship allows it to be used as a milder substitute for promoting tranquility and a peaceful home environment.

[dvoeverie-stitches]

A protective bundle of ragwort, vinca, and birch catkins hung at the threshold. I removed them from the altar today to make way for a new arrangement they I will gather this afternoon as an offering to Morana.