The second episode of Flowers & Folklore will be all about the thistle!
Resources used for this episode:
Breverton’s Complete Herbal by Terry Breverton
Discovering the Folklore of Plants by Margaret Baker
Floriography by Jessica Roux
The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay
The Brief Life of Flowers by Fiona Stafford
Witch’s Garden by Sandra Lawrence
The Complete Language of Flowers by S. Theresa Dietz
A Modern Herbal by Alys Fowler
https://www.efdss.org/learning/resources/beginners-guides/47-british-folk-customs-may/3412-may-morning#
https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/attractions/arts-culture/thistle
https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-thistle-scotlands-national-flower
https://www.icysedgwick.com/thistles-folklore/
Find Sarah online:
Have you heard some interesting folklore about thistles? Please let me know! Leave a comment or email me on podcast@rookbotanics.com
More info and transcript on Sarah’s substack - you must access this via your desktop and not your phone.
With love, lore and thistles,
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