Flower day · descending moon, waxing crescent

Planting wallflowers in autumn gives their roots weeks to anchor before winter, producing far sturdier, more floriferous plants come spring.

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Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
Luma apiculata
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Sanguinaria canadensis
Styrax americanus
Polemonium reptans
Zephyranthes candida
Honey-Poached Quince Crumble with Rye and Hazelnut Topping
Rhus aromatica
Packera aurea

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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