Flower day · descending moon, waxing crescent

Plant tulip bulbs on their pointed end, pressing firmly so no air pocket forms beneath them.

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Ziziphus jujuba
Eriobotrya japonica
Asimina triloba
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
Luma apiculata
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Steamed Pear and Ginger Pudding with Cider Caramel
Sanguinaria canadensis
Styrax americanus
Polemonium reptans

Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot
Scindapsus pictus
Syngonium podophyllum
Stromanthe sanguinea
Philodendron hederaceum

Sanguinaria canadensis
Polemonium reptans
Packera aurea
Gillenia trifoliata white star-shaped flowers in close-up
Jeffersonia diphylla twin leaf in woodland shade

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden
Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden
Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden
Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin
Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

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