Glechoma hederacea // Ground Ivy (also called Creeping Charlie, Alehoof, Catsfoot, Run-Away-Robin, Gill-Over-The-Ground, and Field Balm) // A well known divinatory ally that also has some protective powers to lend.

midsummer’s flower fanart

Ground ivy to be added to my Pokryzwianka (stinging nettle soup). I have this beneficial herb in my yard and truly grateful! This is great as a Spring tonic, appetite stimulator, relieves congestion and inflammation of mucus membranes associated with colds, flu and sinusitis. It is an anti-allergenic, antibacterial, antiflu, antihistaminic, antioxidants, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, expectorant, immune stimulant, and sedative according to altnature.com/gallery/ground ivy.htm. It can be made into an herbal tea or added to your tea as a blend. #groundivy #groundivyflowers #creepingcharlie #creepingcharlieplant #catsfoot #haymaids #alehoof #edibleweeds #eattheweeds #eattheweedsplease https://www.instagram.com/p/B-h0HbihFJN/?igshid=10mbh8eficd0g

Sep 5, 2017 #MabonChallenge #SeptemberChallenge #Ivy #CatsFoot #magical

Anyway, catsfoot comes in two colours: pink and white. The pink capitula are pistillate, or female, flowers, whereas the white ones are staminate, or male, flowers. I managed to photograph both, but didn’t know this fact at the time. Catsfoot grows in cool and mountainous regions of Europe and Northern Asia and Alaska. Unfortunately its populations especially in southern Finland have declined recently, and the cause is believed to be a combination of global warming, increased nitrogen and ozone concentration in the lower atmosphere and loss of habitat such as dry banks and other open areas.

Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) are an early spring prairie wildflower. Its catsfoot-like blooms emerge when most other prairie plants are still dormant.