Plants And Flora Of Fae


     Through the centuries, Europeans made note of which plants were attractive to wee folk and which plants offered protection from Faeries. Remember that most flower faeries will reveal themselves in the colors of the flower itself.

Alder Protected by water spirits.

Angelica

The faeries of this flower are very beautiful. These faeries bring good fortune and strong energy.
Apple To ensure good harvests, leave the last apple of your crop for the Apple-Tree-Man.
Ash Druids wands were made of ash twigs. It also has healing properties. Weak-limbed children were passed through split ash trees which were then bound up. If the tree grew straight, the child would as well. Also may be used as a substitute for Rowan.
Basil This faerie spirit is more of an elf form. Where ever basil grows, there usually is a dragon to be found serving as protector.
Birch If the spirit of the birch tree (The One With the White Hand) touches a head it leaves a white mark and the person turns insane. If it touches a heart, the person will die.
Buttercup These faeries are compassionate and empathetic towards humans.
Bluebell If this flower rings in your garden, an evil faerie is near. One of the most potent of all the faerie flowers.
Carnation Red carnations draw faeries who enjoy healing animals.
Clover Wildly attractive to faerie life. Four leaf clover will break a faerie spell.
Cowslip This is the best for attracting faeries into your yard. Loved and guarded by faeries. This flower has power to find hidden faerie gold.
Daisy This flower draws all faeries, elves and nature spirits.
Dandelion Said to be used by the faeries for making beverages.
Dill Faeries dislike the scent of this plant.
Elder Sometimes is a witch disguised as a tree. Never lay a baby in an elderwood cradle or the Faeries will pinch them so they bruise. Burning elder wood is dangerous since it invites evil spirits.
Foxglove A favorite of earth elementals. Name is derived from "Little Folks' Glove". Worn by faeries sometimes as hats and gloves.
Hawthrone Sacred to faeries, as well as the May Queen.
Hazel Celtic legend says it is the receptacle of knowledge; the hazelnut is a symbol of fertility in England.
Heliotrope A favorite of fire elementals.
Hollyhock This is a favorite of faeries, especially the pink variety.
Gorse Repels almost all faeries.
   
Iris Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, and the faeries of this flower manifest in all the colors of the rainbow itself.
Lavender The faeries of this flower and the other nature spirits it draws are very protective.
Lilac The scent draws faeries. The faeries of this flower are musical.
Lily Favorite of nature spirits.
Lobelia Attracts winged faeries.
Marigold The faeries and nature spirits associated with this flower hold the mysteries and magic of thunderstorms.
Mistletoe Attracts unpleasant tree faeries.
Morning Glory Repels unwanted night faeries.
Mushrooms Used by faeries to mark the boundaries of their dancing circles and portals to their world.
Oak Oakmen are created when a felled oak stump sends up shoots. One should never take food offered by them since it is poisonous.
Pansy Attracts parades of trooping faeries. This flower was used by Oberon as a love potion.
Phlox The faeries of this flower are of elf form. They are more of an overseer and guardian.
Primrose Believe to give faeries their power of invisibility. If one touches a faerie rock with the correct number of primrose in a posy it opens the way to faerie land and faerie gifts. If you have the wrong number them you're doomed.
Ragwort A rye-grass used by faeries as make-shift horses. In the 17th century states that the magic words used to make the stems fly were Horse and Hattock.
Rose This is one of the most sacred flowers, the faeries and spirits of this flower have strong ties to their elder brothers and sisters, the angles. They hold the secrets to time and it's exploration.
Rosemary Gives protection from baneful faeries.
Rowan Protects against bad spirits. Used in butter churns so that the butter would not be overlooked by Faeries. Bewitched horses may be controlled by a rowan whip. Druids used rowan wood for fires with which they called up spirits whom could be forced to answer questions when rowanberries were spread over the flayed hides of bulls.
Sassafras A favorite of air elementals.
Shamrock Celtic faeries adore it.
Snapdragons This plant and where it grows are often watched over by tiny dragons. The faeries and sprits of this flower have connections to the energies of all dragons and bring great protection.
Thyme (wild) Part of a recipe for a brew to make one see the Faeries. The tops of the Wild Thyme must be gathered near the side of a Faerie hill.
Toadstools Some have poisonous hallucinogenic properties. The Vikings ate it and thereby gained their reputations as berzerkers. In Celtic lore, they are among the food of the gods, as with many red plants. Some toadstools associated with the Faerie are Fly Agaric, Yellow Fairy Club, Slender Elf Cap, Dune Pixie-Hood, and Dryad's Saddle.
Tulip These faeries hold knowledge of the hidden significance of events, people and things.
Violet This flower is sacred to all faeries, especially the Faerie Queen.
Willow At night they uproot themselves and stalk travelers, muttering at them.

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