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2/18/2019

Agrimony

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Agrimony   Agrimonia eupatoria     Fragrant Agrimony  Agrimonia procera

 In June this plant’s upright bright yellow flowers brighten up field margins, road verges and hedgerows. 
The name Agrimony may be from the Greek word meaning ‘wild flower of the field’ or ‘spot on the eye’.
The Latin ‘eupatoria’ may be connecting the plant to King Mithradates Eupator who resisted the roman conquest of Asia minor in the first century BC.

Agrimony is a delightful plant that is a common sight on the chalk downland near where I live.
Its flowers attract many insects seeking its nectar including bees. Its fruits will hook onto animal fur to aid distribution.
I could not describe the plant better than Cicely Mary Barker in the following verse:


Spikes of yellow flowers, all along the lane;
When the petals vanish, burrs of red remain.

First the spike of flowers, then the spike of burrs;
Carry them like soldiers, smartly, little sirs!


A plant that is well worth harvesting, it lifts the spirits making an invigorating tea for many complaints from aching joints and sore throats and as a good summer tonic.
Please do not harvest without expert advice or help from a qualified herbalist.


Agrimony is also an old remedy for poor sight, loss of memory, snake bite and liver complaints. It can also help with coughs, skin eruptions, cystitis and is soothing for the vocal chords taken as a stimulating tea.

Fragrant agrimony is a larger more branched species with fragrant leaves which you will tend to find on more acid soils on woodland margins.

 
Agrimony in folklore stands proud inviting us to let go of our guilt and shame, to speak up and connect with the elemental realms. Its stem is known as fairy's wand or fairy's rod so at the time of the Solstice who knows what magic it may weave!

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3/7/2019 07:53:54 pm

Honestly, I haven’t seen an Agrimony in person. But I believe that it is a good flower, that’s why I am excited to see it personally one day. I am not really the type of person who is into flowers that much. We don’t have a garden and I rarely interact with insects like butterfly and other stuff. That could be the reason why I am not familiar with this flower since I only know the basic ones. But based on it features, I can definitely say that its simple yellow petals are what make this flowers outstanding. It’s tiny but it has a very cute appeal for me.

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6/25/2019 12:04:08 am

I'm enjoying these little bits of info, thanks. Could you post a picture of the whole plant please, as well as a close up of the flowers? Bright blessings. Chris

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