Heather Flowers (Organic)

Bulk Herbs: Heather Flowers (Organic)
Calluna vulgaris

Format: Flowers
Size: 1 oz package

Also Known as: Calluna vulgaris and Erica vulgaris.

Farming: Organic
Location: Poland

Heather flowers are a traditional remedy in Swedish herbal medicine. A low mound of handsome greenery topped by multiple spikes of colored flowers, heathers are native to Ireland, Scandinavia, Russia, and northern North America, but are especially synonymous with Scotland and its history and lore. The native Picts were renowned for their fierceness in battle and their heather ale, which was made without he addition of malt and hops (as they don’t grow in Scotland), instead relying on the heather’s nectar for flavor and to help with the fermentation.

In Scotland, white heather is considered good luck, no doubt due in part to its scarcity, much in the same way that a 4-leaf clover is in Celtic mythology. One legend says that white heather only grows on the burial grounds of the fairy folk. Heather flowers are also used in Moorland tea and are a favorite of renowned Scottish poet Robert Graves.

Branches are used as broom straw, the leaves flavor beer and tea, the bark can be used for tanning, and the flowers yield nectar for honeybees. Another interesting fact is that Heather flowers are a traditional beer making ingredient and it is popularly used in parts of Europe and especially Ireland. Generally used in teas, tinctures, infusions, and can be used in capsule form. Also found in beverages, mostly in beer.

In magick, Heather is ruled by Venus and water. It is a sacred herb of the Goddess Isis and can be used in all types of protection and luck blends. It is generally considered an excellent herb to protect against all types of crimes against women. Very useful in blends to held in difficult domestic violence situations. However, please be sure to call the police in addition to using a magickal solution! Can also be used in spirit summoning and has a long history of usage in attracting ghosts.

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