Bittersweet Nightshade

Bittersweet nightshade is a common weed in Midwestern North America where I am gardening, though it is native to Eurasia. It has a bad reputation for being toxic, and it is toxic, but that’s not its whole story.

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White Vervain

  White Vervain History and Folkore White Vervain for Healing and Magick White Vervain in the Garden USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 Vervain prefers and

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Chickweed

  Chickweed is a dainty annual native to Europe and Asia that has naturalized to the United States where it is often considered a weed in gardens and lawns.  

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White Campion

White campion, Silene latifolia or Silene alba is also known as grave flower, flower of the dead, white cockle, white riding hood, mother-die, thunder flower White Campion History and Folkore

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Lavender

Lavender Around the House Lavender for Healing and Magick Lavender in the Garden USDA Growing Zones: 5-9 Chickweed prefer and  

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Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne is a chili pepper, a small, bushy annual plant native to South American and southwestern North America. It produces long, thin or ovular berries with many seeds and thick,

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Allspice

Allspice berries grow on a tree native to the West Indies. They smell like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and may be used as a substitute for any of these herbs. Allspice

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