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***Sacred Corn*** We were gifted some very special grains for our gardens from some Water Protectors this winter. Only a small number were viable, but those that came up were like none I have ever seen. The 8 foot corn has tassels drooping down, dancing in the breeze and towering over all the other plants. As the sun beats down and other plants succumb to our drought, it thrives. It is huge, and strong, and at its base has finger-like rootlets grasping towards the Earth. The leaves are a dark bluish green and soft and smooth. Every time I look at them, I am reminded, water is life. I think of Standing Rock, and the struggles that Earth warrIors have as they continue to protect the land and the water. Thank you to everyone who fights to protect the Earth, no matter what the odds. L #defendthesacred #waterislife #standingrock #nopipeline #nodapl #corn #organicgardening #texasherbalism #medicinalplantsoftexas # (at Big Moon)

A welcome burst of of cheerful blooms on a prairie vervain. This native wildflower is a great sedative. It's especially useful for hotheads thinks that make you go grrrrr #medicinalplantsoftexas #wildflowerherbschool #vervain

Our native Clematis in bloom in the front beds at the Wildflower School. Practitioner only drop dosage medicinal. Toxic if used improperly. #clematis #wildflowerherbschool #medicinalplantsoftexas (at Cedar Creek, Texas)

Happy May Day weekend!!!Here is some Botany porn for your enjoyment. This series of outdoor skills classes at the Wildflower School focuses on flowers, celebrating the fertility Earth festival, Beltane. Can you see all the parts of this beautiful cactus flower? Is it complete? Perfect? Regular or irregular? Does it have a superior or inferior ovary? To be a safe and efficient wildcrafter you have to be able to identify plants. For those of us not growing up in households where this is traditional knowledge, we use field id. Believe it or not, field ID is now being kept alive in herb schools, as botany becomes taught in classrooms with microscopes. #herbnerd #perfectflower #cactus #medicinalplantsoftexas #botany #botanical #wildflowerherbschool (at Cedar Creek, Texas)

///Texas Sized Violets/// Their flowers may be tiny and hidden but check out the leaves on this plant. Wowsa. This is one clump....just one of the gigantor violet clumps at @herbalgramabc. Violas are edible and medicinal. They are known for their soothing and demulcent properties. Traditionally they are often found in breast oils, and as a tea are quite delicious. We are blessed to be having such a great year for violets the class is making a glycerite. #violets #medicinalplantsoftexas #wildflowerherbschool (at American Botanical Council)

We are moving into spring, and gearing up fresh plant medicine making, and new beginners programs!!! Here is the beginning of blooms on our Texas almond in front of our sign... click on the link in the bio to find out how to join us online and in person!!! #wildflowerherbschool #medicinalplantsoftexas #herbalism #herbschool #herbclass #herbs #spring #plantmagick #texasherbalism (at Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine)

Oooooeeee Urtica. Native Texas Nettles is out for its annual brief showing. Don't miss it! #medicinalplantsoftexas #wildflowerherbschool #wildplants #nettles (at Bastrop, Texas)