Trees and Plants Associated With Faeries

Alder: The Fae of the Alder have been known as the "dark faeries"� They are very protective.� When they leave their trees ...this Faerie will take the form of a Raven. Protected by the water spirits.


Apple: This also known as the home for Unicorns.


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: The Fae of the Basil help us awaken greater discipline and devotion.


Birch: This is sometimes known as the "Lady of the Woods." In 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.


Blackthorn:Guarded by the Luantishee.


Bluebell:One who hears a bluebell ring will soon die. A field of bluebells is especially dangerous, as it is intricately interwoven with faerie enchantments.


Buttercup: This flower and its Faerie bring healing energies. They help us rediscover our self worth.


Carnation: Their energy is healing to the body, contact with them strengthens the aura.


Clover: The clover Faeries assist in finding love and fidelity. A four leafed one maybe be used to break a faerie spell.


Cowslips: These are loved and protected by faeries. They help one to find hidden faerie gold.


Daisy: The daisy is a favorite of Dryads {wood nymphs} The Faeries help awaken creativity.


Elder: The Elder tree is sacred to the Druid clans.� It is the tree of the beginning and the end. Sometimes its 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 invited the Devil.


Foxgloves: Name is derived from "Little Folks' Glove". Florets are worn by faeries as hats and gloves.


Gardenia: This special Flower stimulates feelings of peace, The Fae of this flower are VERY protective towards children.


Hazel: Celtic legend says it is the receptacle of knowledge; the hazelnut is a symbol of fertility in England.


Heather: The Fae of this flower are drawn to humans who are shy.


Jasmine: These Fae love to invoke pleasant dreams. They have also been known to help develop mental clarity.


Lily: The Fae of this flower help in the development of purity and humility


Oak: Linking with the Oak Faeries awakens visions of your future. Oakmen are created when a felled oak stump sends up shoots One should never take food offered by them since it is poisonous.


Pansies: The flower that was used as a love potion by Oberon, a faerie king thought to have been invented by Shakespeare.


Primroses: Make the invisible visible. Eating them lets you see faeries. If one touches rock with the correct number of primroses in a posy, the way to faerieland and faerie gifts is made clear. The wrong number means certain doom.


Rag Wort: Used as makeshift horses by the faerie.


Rose: The Faerie of the rose can help in all aspects of love and fertility.


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 flay bed hides of bulls.


Sage: They awaken a sense of wisdom in your life.


Snapdragon: These bring humans great protection.


St. Johns Wort: Protects against faerie spells and is also used as a healing herb.


Thyme:Thyme draws the wee Folk into your sleeping chambers.


Toadstools: Some have poisonous hallucinogenic properties. The Vikings ate it and gain their reputations as berkerkers. 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, Dund pixie Hood, and took Dryads saddle.


Wild Thyme: 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.


Willow: It is associated with Brigid in the Celtic Tradition; It opens vision and communication. At night they uproot themselves and stalk travelers, muttering at them.

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