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Its potency as a coloring agent can be easily intuited in witnessing the orange sap that oozes from both the crushed flowers and disturbed roots (one can also derive orange dye from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eChelidonium majus)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. 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According to writings from the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder, it was swallows who discovered that the juice of Celandine could help remove film from the cornea of blind nestlings to restore their vision— a dual reason for the avian naming of the plant. Archaic texts state that breathing in Celandine will curtail arguments between spouses. 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One of the immediate gifts Catnip brings to the garden is the ability to keep many pests away including mosquitos and flies. In fact, some studies show that Catnip can out compete DEET as a mosquito repellent.  A perennial mint, Catnip has soft light green downy leaves and small clusters of white or lavender flowers that grow on spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatnip is well known as a favorite to cats and also attracts bees, butterflies and other important pollinators. Catnip is a gentle and relaxing herb that helps maintain a calm nervous system and is especially well indicated for children and babies with proper dosage. 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Dyer's chamomile gets its name because the flowers produce a beautiful bright yellow dye, while also bringing lovely contrast to wildflower gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApplied externally, the aromatic leaves can be rubbed onto insect stings for relief. 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Known too as succory, this plant is closely related to Dandelion and displays leaves that have a similar appearance. Yet, there can be no confusing the two once the stiff Chicory stalks climb high to set seed, and erupt with an array of flowers. In some places, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCichorium intybus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is referred to as ‘Blue Sailors.’ Their flowers only last for one day, opening early in the morning, and fading in the next five hours. By the day’s end, the plant seems to have lost all inflorescence— only to be shrouded in blue the very next morning. They are bee-pollinated, and will gladly take root even in poor soil conditions; their sturdy root system is beneficial in breaking apart compacted soil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe roots of Chicory are touted as both a herb and a desirable edible; they are best known to be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute, remaining an iconic addition blended into coffee in New Orleans, even long after it had been necessary in the Civil War to stretch limited supply of true coffee beans. This rhizome is known as a ‘prebiotic,’ providing nutrition for beneficial gut bacteria. Its high content of inulin, fiber, and fructose impart it with mild laxative properties. The fructose can be extracted and used as an alternative sweetener. Chicory has the traditional use as a detoxifying agent, especially supportive of cleansing the liver. 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Traditional folklore states that carrying a sprig of chicory can open doors into unseen worlds, and help one forget past loves. 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This sweet aromatic annual has delicate finely cut leaves and lovely small daisy like flowers. In the aster family, slightly bitter Chamomile has been employed as a bitter to help aid in digestive function and nervous system balance for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChamomile’s earliest record of use goes back to ancient times. According to the Eber’s Papyrus, dated 1550 BC, ancient Egyptians used the herb to honor the gods, embalm the dead and support the sick. Throughout Europe, use of Chamomile has been recorded since the 1st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Chamomile remains a top-selling herb in the tea marketplace and is indicated for a tempering a variety of health challenges ranging from irritation, insomnia, gas, acidity, colic, bloating, to pain relief among other things. Chamomile is helpful in calming spasms and inflammation and as an external wash for cuts, wounds and swollen eyes. 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The thimble-shaped cone of a flower head has small flowers blooming from the bottom up, rich with nectar. This resilient native plant has a deep taproot (it can grow over six feet long!) that allows it to withstand extreme drought and heat, and so long as it is growing undisturbed and in well-drained soil, the plant should have a long life span. As modern development has disrupted the natural habit of this flower, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDalea purpurea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis an excellent prairie restoration plant on lands degraded by strip mining, preventing erosion and fixing nitrogen in the soil. Though enjoyed by many grazing herbivores, too much mammal browsing can be destructive for the propagation of Purple Prairie Clover. Overall though, this plant is a survivor; its seeds can grow after even a century of dormancy. During WWII in England, the plant bloomed back up from bomb craters after having been assumed extinct, likely emerging into the light after years of sleeping deep beneath the soil. This perennial plant can thrive in elevations from 4000-7500 feet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe genus of this plant is named in honor of the 17th-18th century botanist, Samuel Dale, with the specific epithet meaning ‘purple.’ This was one of the plants collected in the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition, and two of the original specimens live on in the Lewis and Clark herbarium in Philadelphia. 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This bellflower is native to the wetlands of North America, and it received its churchly title after being introduced to Europe in the 1620s. Under the right conditions and with good seed-to-soil contact, Cardinal Flower will readily reseed. It is hardy in a variety of soil types, but does best in wetter conditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMany insects struggle with the long tubular shape of the flowers, and the plant relies upon the nimble beaks of hummingbirds for pollination. Some butterflies, especially swallowtails, have mastered nectar extraction from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLobelia cardinalis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, but it is hummingbirds who adore this plant, and propagating this in one’s garden is a sure way to invite the flitting creatures in. 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This fast growing annual goes by the alternate names of ‘Klondike Cosmos’ and ‘Sulphur Cosmos.’ Alongside its stunning visual appeal, Cosmos sulphureus is excellent for cut flowers, and will be a prime watering hole for butterflies, wasps, flies, and lacewings. The pollinators they attract also feed on pest insects, another benefit of having this plant in your garden. Leaving the flowers to go to seed will encourage the continued growth of this flower when next summer rolls around. This crop thrives with very little management, save for the occasional watering, pruning, and the potential need for staking them up to support tall growth from flopping over. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn both Indonesia and Thailand, young shoots and leaves of Orange Cosmos are consumed raw, cooked, or in decoctions. With their neat arrangement of petals, this flower is often associated with order and harmony. 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This refers to the resemblance of this plant’s seed to a bug or tick, also indicated by the common name ‘Golden Tickseed.’ Another vernacular title is ‘Calliopsis.’ Their blooms are prolific, and to plant Coreopsis is to expect a slew of yellow and maroon. These hardy annuals will happily self-seed, allowing for friendly return of this plant in one’s garden each year. With an abundance of blooms, Coreopsis attracts an array of pollinators— short-tongued bees, long-tongued bees, wasps, butterflies, beetles, and flies. Their foliage provides fodder for the larvae of both Wavy-lined Emerald moths and Dimorphic Gray moths, as well as leaf beetles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoreopsis has been used traditionally by various tribes indigenous to the American southwest for its dye properties. The Cherokee, Apache, and Zuni peoples especially utilize the plant for this purpose. The second part of its latin name, ‘tinctoria,’ refers to the dye qualities of Coreopsis tinctoria. Its flowers yield an array of pigments from yellows, reds, oranges, and browns. More suited for wools or silk, this tint is less potent on vegetable-based fibers. The long-blooming time of this flower is ideal for a dyer’s garden, and its blossoms can be continued harvested and dried to amass a larger stock of dyeing material. 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Some find them a nuisance to the garden, but their status as a medicinal and edible powerhouse alongside their tenacity and brightness, make them a beloved plant-being to many. Their widespread habit is a product of their ability to thrive in degraded and human-disturbed soils, an impressive feat that deserves celebration. The bright yellow puffs that blossom from their toothed rosettes are a source of hope and color when the world is still gray. In addition to that, they provide an abundance of nectar that can nourish bees when the plants available are still scarce. There are various common names for this plant, the French name from which ‘Dandelion’ was adapted being ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDent de Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e’: Teeth of the Lion, likely for its jagged leaves. Other whimsical names include the Chinese term ‘Earth Nail,’ for their sturdy taproots, and the French\/British ‘Piss-in-the-Beds,’ a term nestled in fable but potentially referring to their diuretic properties. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAll of the parts of Dandelion are edible, albeit quite bitter (especially in their more mature stages). The young leaves are a nutritious green, one of the early fresh edibles of the springtime, and their blossoms make for lovely fritters or wine. If one has a palette suited towards bitterness, they may enjoy the roasted root; the root can also be dried, roasted, and ground to create a coffee substitute. Their inulin-rich roots are also the source of their digestive tendency, and their perseverance— dandelions are perennial, and they develop strong rhizomal systems that allow them to resprout readily, even if all but part of the root is left in the soil. The most common application of these sunny beauties is for gastrointestinal relief. All parts of the plant secret a milky, bitter juice. Arabian physicians of the tenth and eleventh centuries recorded one of the first written descriptions of Dandelion, and the Welsh not long after. Various Native American tribal groups have utilized this plant for teas, poultices, and as a vegetable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe fluffy seed heads of Dandelions are a favorite of children, blowing all of the fine wind-dispersed seeds off in hopes of making a wish upon them. This plant is an adaptor, fitting itself to whatever the existing circumstances are, and providing sustenance to the surrounding ecosystem. 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This plant is easy to grow, and an excellent choice to take on for someone with thumbs not yet green. Take care to not allow the flowers to set seed to excess, because they will self-seed prolifically. One can extend their flowering season, from spring into early summer, by deadheading old blooms. Their common name originates from the ubiquity Blue Cornflower once had in European cornfields; with the use of herbicides, this plant has rapidly declined from its former wild abundance. The common name ‘Bachelor’s Button’ references the old practice of a man wearing a cornflower in the buttonhole of his suit to indicate he was in love or hoping to court. In modern contexts, they feature widely in wedding boutonnieres, continuing to represent devotion. Other common names are ‘Bluebonnet’ in Scotland, and ‘Ragged Robin,’ or ‘Ragged Sailor’ in North America. 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Blue Cornflowers are also considered the trademark symbol of Corning Glass Works’ products. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blooms of Centaurea cyanus attract native honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinator insects. Cornflowers are edible to humans, and have a sweet cucumber taste; their petals are beloved for coloring teas. There are said to be applications of this plant to make \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewashes or drops for eye irritation.  A well-known application for this flower is in natural dyeing; it creates a lovely blue pigment. 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This plant’s flowers resemble other Veronica\/Speedwell species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarpenter Bees, honeybees, mason bees, metallic bees and masked bees adore the flowers as do several wasps, butterflies, moths and flies. Culver’s Root will provide a source of nectar for pollinators all through the early summer and is hardy in cold regions. Endangered in the wild in the northeast, this is an excellent flower to grow to preserve its future proliferation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulver’s Root was once quite beloved as a plant ally though today is less commonly worked with due to its strong potency. The common name “Culver’s root” comes from Dr. Culver who was an eighteenth-century physician that promoted the use of this plant at that time.  Native American tribes in Missouri and Delaware used the herb as a laxative while the Ojibwe or the Chippewa tribe used the root as a “blood purifier”.  The Seneca Indians also worked with this beauty in tea as an emetic and as a part of purification rituals. 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Each composite flower is a compact arrangement of ray and disk flowers which make it a feast for pollinators such as honeybees, hummingbirds and many different kinds of butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchinacea has become a very popular plant in perennial gardens for good reason. The plant blooms over several months, is drought tolerant and looks stunning amongst other flowering plants. Echinacea is also among the most popular herbal plants found in the west, so much so that this plant is endangered in the wild due to over harvesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarying species of Echinacea were used for hundreds of years by Native Americans. The Ute peoples called Echinacea “elk root” after wounded and sick elk were observed eating the plant. This coneflower was also considered one of the sacred Life Medicines of the Navajo tribe. Echinacea was also deemed helpful for burns, infections, swellings and was often used for helping move poisons from the body like snakebites and sepsis, an eclectic physician tradition carried on into the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResearch now shows that Echinacea’s aerial parts and roots supports healthy immune system function and promotes the body’s natural ability to manage inflammation, bacterial infections and viruses. 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Digitalis perhaps originates from ‘digitus,’ for ‘finger’ or ‘thimble,’ with purpurea meaning ‘purple.’ This is believed to have been coined by German botanist Leonhardt Fuchs in his 1542 herbal. The common name ‘Foxglove’ likely derives from the Anglo-Saxon ‘foxes-gliew’ with ‘gliew’ meaning ‘bell,’ thus, ‘foxes music.’ This naming has also led to folk tales of naughty fairies who give foxes gloves so that they might sneak around the chicken coop! Other titles indicate such fantastical connotations— Fairy Thimbles, Witches Gloves, Lady’s Gloves, Dead Men’s Bells, Bloody Bells. The spookier vernacular that surrounds this lovely plant is an indication of its extreme toxicity; the leaves of Digitalis purpurea are the source of the compound digitalis, containing the glycoside digitoxin, which is fatal unless properly prepared and dosed by a professional. One should never attempt to eat or work with Foxglove, taking care to not plant this in a space where curious children or animals might stumble upon it. Have caution in handling the plant, as skin contact with the root or aerial parts could cause irritation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1785 physician William Withering discovered its herbal applications, though unfortunately, sometimes to fatal effects. Despite its complicated history, Foxglove’s progression into a less volatile pharmaceutical has saved countless lives since the initial faulty results of it as a British folk remedy. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother traditional use of this plant is in manufacturing of dyes; the blossoms and other parts of Purple Foxglove yield a pinkish-purple bath that then pigments fabrics to a peapod or apple-green color. It seems that at one time, a black dye was made from the leaves for the purpose of painting lines on the stone of Welsh cottage floors as an anti-witch charm. Remember to wear gloves and take care when harvesting this plant for dyeing endeavors.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNative throughout temperate Europe, this plant naturalizes well in human-disturbed lands throughout the US, and can reseed itself to create a beautiful cluster if allowed to. Hummingbirds and bees go mad for their fascinating tubular blooms, and birds flock to their seed heads come fall. Lush clumps of Foxglove will gladly grow in wild or domesticated conditions. Digitalis purpurea, cultivated for at least six hundred years, has become a classic cottage flower in British gardening. These low maintenance spikes add an elegant spire to one’s land, and make for beautiful cut flowers in the home. 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Today we can find it growing around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso called Elfdock, this sunflower relative’s root is a favorite ally for a dry unproductive cough and is a vital respiratory friend. Elecampane is known for its traditional use supporting the body during lung afflictions such as chronic bronchitis and pneumonia. Use is also more sustainable than at risk Osha as Elecampane can be cultivated easily. For those who hold grief in their chest and lungs, Elecampane is a star and helps move stagnant emotions. Elfdock is specifically helpful with conditions where there is irritation of the trachea and bronchi that can manifest as a persistent, irritable cough. Elecampane is also a wonderful expectorant and acts as an astringent to aid in reducing excess mucous overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElecampane also has carminative properties, bitter actions that encourage healthy digestion, is helpful for skin eruptions that manifest from sluggish digestion and is rich in the very beneficial prebiotic inulin. Thus, the Latin name implies. This root has both diuretic and diaphoretic tendencies and a hot decoction of the root will help the body move toxins internally as well as induce sweating that help break a fever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElecampane was a sacred and magical plant of the ancient Celts and has a history of use as magical protection where it was once worked with as an aid to sharpen psychic powers. As a love charm, Elecampane leaves and flowers were sewn into a sachet and worn by one seeking a mate. Deeply revered by ancient Romans, the botanical name derives from Helen of Troy who, according to stories, was holding elecampane in her hand as she set off to Troy. Beyond being a favorite herb of early physicians Pliny the Elder and Dioscorides, this magical herb is said to be a favorite plant of the Elves and also used against Elvin magic. Poking the root with something sharp renders an Elf spell null and void. 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Another crucial function of this plant has been as a dye, as it contains the dye compound shikonin (a chemical relative of the common dye compound alkannin, derived from dyer’s alkanet), which creates a beautiful red-purple pigment. It seems that Lithospermum erythrorhizon has been cultivated for dying high-end fabrics since the Nara period in Japan, from 710-794 CE. Known as waka or usu in its native lands, the purple effect of this dye was often reserved for wealthy or ruling classes. It also has a tradition in staining high-quality paper in both Japan and Korea.  The rich hues and the medicinal properties of Zi Cao are found in its striking scarlet roots (the reason for its common name). It is recommended to harvest the root after at least 2-3 years of growth for maximum strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first recorded use of this plant was in the ancient Chinese medical text, The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica, written around 200-250 CE. 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