Heather (the next ogham)
Jun. 16th, 2005 02:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helen99Borrowed from another journal:
"Úr
(OOR), heather - Heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) is a shrub growing to 2 m (6 feet). It is a major component of the vegetation type called "heath", the source of the term "heathen". It is evergreen, and produces bell-shaped pinkish flowers in the late summer. There are a number of other plants called "heath" or "heather" in the genera Erica, Phyllodoce, and Cassiope. These are relatives of Calluna, and are similar in appearance. Calluna is cultivated in North America, along with some of the other heaths and several Erica species from other parts of the world. Heather is a member of the Heath family (Ericaceae)."
(Which was in turn, borrowed from http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/ogham/ogh-tree.html)
See also
http://www.echoedvoices.org/Aug2002/Garden_Herb.html
For more details on the magical properties, god associations, etc.
To me heather feels summery and gentle, kind of like a warm summer breeze on my face.
"Úr
(OOR), heather - Heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) is a shrub growing to 2 m (6 feet). It is a major component of the vegetation type called "heath", the source of the term "heathen". It is evergreen, and produces bell-shaped pinkish flowers in the late summer. There are a number of other plants called "heath" or "heather" in the genera Erica, Phyllodoce, and Cassiope. These are relatives of Calluna, and are similar in appearance. Calluna is cultivated in North America, along with some of the other heaths and several Erica species from other parts of the world. Heather is a member of the Heath family (Ericaceae)."
(Which was in turn, borrowed from http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/ogham/ogh-tree.html)
See also
http://www.echoedvoices.org/Aug2002/Garden_Herb.html
For more details on the magical properties, god associations, etc.
To me heather feels summery and gentle, kind of like a warm summer breeze on my face.