Wild Wisdom
This is by no means an extensive list - it only contains plants that grow on the farm. This is a passion project of mine and therefore a working list, as I am always learning more. It’s one of my favorite things about this job and I will be editing this page regularly.
I am also working on a list of reliable sources that will live in the Recommendations page from which this information was derived. I wholeheartedly believe in and feel confident in recommending these sources. I want to make sure I share reliable sources and give credit where credit is due.
Please note that note that this information is presented for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be regarded as medical advice or replace the advice of your physician.
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Spiritual Meaning
Protection, Abundance, Self-love, Love
Essential Properties
The word "basil" is derived from "basileus" meaning "king" in Ancient Greek. It is thought that basil was once an ingredient in perfumes intended for royalty. It is sometimes referred to as "the Witch's herb", perhaps because it was used in Ancient Greece to detect Witches. Basil would be burned while speaking the name of the suspected Witch, and if basil "spoke" (i.e. crackled with the flame), then the Witch was confirmed.
Magic Properties
Basil encourages happy, easy love - a love that is free from squabbles - and makes a lovely gift for a newly married couple or as a housewarming gift. It is also a good gift for someone who just got a new job as basil is thought to invite wealth and prosperity.
Basil can work for self-love as well - it can help clear negativity and calm your spirit while attracting love and prosperity.
Keeping basil in the corners of your home is a powerful way to keep evil out. This can be accomplished with the plant itself in pots in each corner of your home, or with dried basil sprinkled in each corner. Anywhere you place your basil, it will exude a beautiful, loving energy.
Plant Wisdom
It is said that if you dream of basil's scent, then abundance is on its way. If you see basil in a dream, expect love to come your way or, if you already have love, it will amplify.
Dark Opal Basil
Borage
Borago officinalis
Spiritual Meaning
Courage, self-love, psychic ability
Essential Properties
Borage, with its blue, star-shaped flowers, is common throughout Europe and North America.
Roman soldiers thought that chewing the leaves of the borage plant would give you courage. For this reason, they used to eat borage leaves before battle.
Magic Properties
The anxiety-relieving properties clear the way for your psychic powers, allowing you to see clearly. Drinking a tea made of borage will help your intuition amplify. This is great to do before meditation. In voodoo traditions, decorating the home with borage blossoms or adding them to a floor wash will help ensure domestic harmony.
Plant Wisdom
Teaches self acceptance, to have the courage to stand in our light and power, and ignore the noise of the world that keeps us from listening to our true essence. Own your truth and rid yourself of any fears that are blocking you from shining like your true self. When you embrace all that borage has to offer, expect great changes moving forward!
Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Spiritual Meaning
Peace, abundance, love, self-love, healing
Essential Properties
Chamomile has tiny, daisy-like flowers with a sweet, apple-like scent. Well known for its soothing affects, the sense of peace that chamomile provides invites us release and purify from whatever may be burdening us, from negative energy to the stress of every day life, to a headache or a cold.
Chamomile is great for the skin, relieving eczema and helping clear acne and evens skin tone.
Aides in digestion and can ease stomach cramps and menstrual pain.
Magic Properties
Taking a bath in water sprinkled with dried chamomile will invite love into your life. The same affect can be achieved by adding brewed chamomile tea to your bath - you may experience a feeling of bliss.
Great for relieving stress and anxiety, it can also alleviate overwhelm.
Plant Wisdom
Growing chamomile and setting intentions of healing into the seeds will bring a sense of self-love into your life, for as you care for it, you are in turn caring for yourself. Chamomile soothes the heart and sends healing love into the soul.
If you grow chamomile, set your intentions before watering her, intending abundance in wealth, love, or whatever your heart desires, then repeat those intentions as you gently water it.
It is believed that if you plant chamomile next to a struggling plant, the chamomile will help nurse it back to health. Much like trees are able to pass nutrients to struggling members of their forest, perhaps Chamomile has the ability to do the same.
Cedar
Cedrus
Spiritual Meaning
Energy clearing, spiritual development, protection, healing
Essential Properties
With a spicy, resinous scent, cedar is widely known for the enchanting aromas and whimsical presence. It has been used throughout history for its ability to preserve and for its strength against the elements. Native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region. In Cherokee tradition, the cedar tree houses the spirits of their ancestors. Father wood of the cedar was believed to have protective properties and a branch of cedar was hung over doorways to prevent bad spirits from entering the home.
Magic Properties
Keep cedar around your home to invite a good, long, healthful life. Place cedar over your front door to keep out negativity, especially ill-willed energy.
Plant Wisdom
Represents abundant, joyful, peaceful life.
Coneflower
Echinacea
Spiritual Meaning
Healing, Abundance, Amplification
Essential Properties
Native only in eastern and central North America, they grow in prairies and open wooded areas. As part of the daisy family, echinacea grows abundantly and is a native plant in Virginia. Echinacea is well known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiviral properties. It can help with a sore throat, headache, cold, bronchitis, and other upper respiratory infections.
Magic Properties
The presence of echinacea can amplify the qualities of surrounding plants, both in nature and in cut bouquets. It can do the same when drinking a cup of echinacea tea while speaking your intentions. Echinacea draws an increase of abundance at the same time it protects you from poverty. This makes a great choice of flower when you intend to manifest more success and opportunities. Cheerful yet soothing, echinacea can help with just about anything. Growing it in your garden, sipping the tea, or placing it in a bouquet will brighten up your energy and invite more wealth into your home.
Plant Wisdom
If you are on a spiritual path seeking your true purpose, echinacea will bring a perspective no words can explain. If you encounter echinacea in a dream, know that it comes to rejuvenate, reset, and clear your auric body.
Daffodil
Narcissus
Spiritual Meaning
Luck, abundance, love
Essential Properties
Daffodils are the first heralds of spring and typically bloom around the Spring Equinox. It is said that finding wild daffodils indicates you’ve entered a sacred space.
Magic Properties
Daffodils speak of new life, new love, luck, and youthfulness. Planting daffodils so they greet you every spring is thought to bring a year of abundance.
Plant Wisdom
Daffodils teach us to be youthful, both mentally and spiritually. It is easy to forget how magical this world can be and how magical we are in our own existence. The re-emergence of life after a long, cold winter can help remind us of this magic, both within us and all around us.
Daffodils inspire us to be joyous, to never dim our inner light, and to look upon the world with a fresh perspective upon their emergence.
Folklore
Welsh folklore tells that the first person to find a daffodil in spring would go on to find gold in the coming months!
Dandelion
Taraxacum
Spiritual Meaning
Wishes, opening the door between realms, resilience
Essential Properties
Dandelion is very resilient - you may know this if you've ever tried to get rid of them! Adults may see them as a nuisance, however many people may remember blowing at a puff of dandelion seeds and making a wish as one of childhood's greatest pleasures.
Then there's the tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages: holding a dandelion flower under your chin and seeing if your face appears golden in its reflected light - if it does, you'll be rich some day!
Magic Properties
Drinking dandelion tea before bed can give you prophetic dreams. Keeping a dandelion in a locket or pressed in your wallet, book, or planner will help in keeping you focused and productive.
Plant Wisdom
Dreaming of dandelions symbolizes a breakthrough. When you see it in your dreams, know that Mother Nature is there to comfort and support you when you're going through big life changes and know that the dandelion's resilience will help see you through.
Folklore
Some folklore refers to dandelions as clocks because it is said that, by picking a dandelion seed head and blowing on it, the number of puffs it takes for all the seeds to fly off will reveal the hour of the day.
Dill
Anethum graveotens
Spiritual Meaning
Love, Manifesting, Protection, Abundance
Essential Properties
Dill, also known as dill weed, was thought to defend against witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Chewing dill leaves can make you more mentally alert, calm and upset stomach, and give you a boost of vitamins and minerals. Other uses include treatment of fever, colds, cough, bronchitis, infections, nerve pain, menstrual cramps, and sleep disorders. Dill seed can also be used to soothe a sore throat.
Magic Properties
Dill amplifies the energies of that which you desire. Placing dill by your windows will bring in abundance, success, and wealth. You can also use the seeds for protection by placing them for each side of your front door, around your back door if you have one, and by hanging a bunch of dill over your entryway. Keep dill in your pocket when going on a date, when going out into town, and when meeting new people to lift your energies of happiness, love, and attraction.
Plant Wisdom
Dill can help remind you of your power and inner magic, that you have no limitations, and help you release self-limiting beliefs. Dreaming of the scent or taste of dill is a symbol of love and prosperity.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Spiritual Meaning
Creativity, Clarity, Energy Clearing, Healing
Essential Properties
With over 400 different species, most native to Australia, Eucalyptus (also known as Tasmanian blue gum) gives off a strong, refreshing scent. The grow tall and fast.
Eucalyptus has amazing antimicrobial properties, acts as an insect repellent (very handy in the garden, I rub a few leaves on exposed skin while I work outside during the warmer months!), alleviates pain, and stimulates the immune system.
Magic Properties
Eucalyptus oil invites creativity and cleanses negative energy. Dab a few drops of oil or rub a couple fresh leaves on your wrists to deepen meditation.
Once dried, hang a bundle of eucalyptus from your shower head. Replace it once or twice a year to keep the energy flowing. The scent alone will send you into a peaceful, calming state for both body and mind.
Plant Wisdom
If you encounter eucalyptus in your dreams, it means you may have a spiritual block. Listen closely and work to clear whatever may be blocking you.