Meanings of Flowers, Trees and Plants

Nature was an integral part of the celtic belief system, plants were honoured as teachers and gifts of magic.

The celts believed that everything contained a life force and seen magic in all things they found in their environment.

Below you will find various herbs, shrubs, flowers and trees and their meanings in folklore. They have been split up into alphabetical order just to make life that little bit easier but as this section grows they will be allocated to their own letter.

I hope you find what you are looking for, if there is a plant you would specifically like to see included please contact me and it will be added.

Appearance	Plant	Symbolism
	Juniper	This is an excellent tree for healing and cleansing especially in curbing the spread of poisons or disease.
	Larch	This is one of the few conifers that sheds its pines in winter. It is often used to rim ceremonial drums. It may be used for protection and inducing visions.
	Lilly	This symbolizes sorrow and is closely associated to death. It is used to symbolize danger,caution and deadly beauty.
	Lotus	Used to symbolize intellect, mental energies and illumination. It is used to clear the mind, purify and inspire.
	Mandrake	With its root having the appearance of a man and it reportedly screaming when it is removed from the ground it was often used for curses and negative spells.
	Maple	Special for its sugar and syrup it represents success and abundance.
	Mistletoe	Extremely sacred to the druids, when found growing on Oaks it is very magical and is a great catalyst for all spells.
	Mugwort	This plant represents clumsiness, awkwardness and ugliness. As may be assumed this plant is used to infer these qualities onto our enemies.
	Mushrooms	Considered to be very enchanted especially regarding faery rings. They were also used to induce visions.
	Myrrh	Myrrh symbolizes power, strength, vitality and mysticism, it can be used to increase ones energy and stamina.
	Nettle	Though prickly it was also a great source of food, it is useful for spells that give an indication of future dangers or pitfalls.
	Oleander	Symbolising majestic yet deadly beauty because it is poisonous it is good for spells that involve charms, charisma and attraction.
	Parsley	This is a very popular herb, it represents stability and normalcy. It can be used to stabilise or ground emotions.
	Pennyroyal	Seen as a majestic and noble plant, it is used to improve ones own status and stature.