Flowers and Folk Names #flowers #fairy #folknames

Country Roses

​​Flowers are friends and neighbours to the fairies and so the wee folk have given them names to suit their personalities.  It makes it so much easier to have a conversation!  And flowers like it when you talk to them.

​Latin names are important for classification (and safety) purposes since so many flowers have multiple folk names and sometimes even share the same name with a completely different plant!  But the fairies, living in a

Willow Herb

separate realm, don't worry about these little things and intuitively know with whom they are sharing their garden space - so we have let the folk names prevail in the Grove.

Pansies & Sweet Williams

Willow Herb

Loosestrife

Morning Glory

Jasmine

Tea Rose

Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2017                                        ​(gif courtesy of animatedimages.org)