Witchberries
Similar in appearance to mana berries, some botanists believe there might be a distant relation between the two plants. However, unlike mana berries, witchberries lack any magical properties. While quite tasty to eat, they don’t have the same effect on arcanists that mana berries do. Unlike mana berries, this plant is rather hardy and does not rot as quickly once picked. They’re much more easily transported and, since they have almost the same taste, witchberries can serve as a wonderful alternative in recipes calling for the more expensive, harder to acquire mana berries.
One way to tell the difference between witchberries and mana berries at a glance is the size. Mana berries are about the size of a human child’s closed fist while witchberries are small, cherry sized berries. Witchberries are a truer red while mana berries are a magenta hue.
Witchberries are more often found in kitchens than bouquets but, on occasion, a sprig with the berries still attached is sent. While they don’t have the enthusiasm of mana berries they still spell that the sender is bewitched by you. You are a sweet presence in their life and one they’d like to become better acquainted with.