[A Witch's Garden]

Disclaimer

This is NOT a page about Wiccans or neo-pagans, and I do not advocate the belief that Wiccans are Satan-worshippers and/or baby-killers. I am well aware that they are not. This is a starting point for historical research into the great witch craze of 1100-1700 AD. And please, don't ask me for spells.



Many plants, fruits, and their derivatives were seen as tools of witches. Poisons predominantly headed this list, but "innocent" plants could be associated with witches as well.
Almond
Apples
Belladonna
Christmas Rose
Cinquefoil
Corn
Datura
Deadly Nightshade (Updated January 5, 1999)
[New]Elder
Ergot
Fennel
Foxglove
Hawthorn
[New]Heather
Heliotrope
Hellebore
Hemlock
Hemp
Henbane (Updated January 5, 1999)
Jimsonweed
Judas Tree
Lavender
Lettuce
Mandrake
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Oak
Oats
Olive
Orange
Pear Tree
Poppy
Poplar
Purple Orchis
Ragwort
Rowan
Rue
Saffron
Scarlet Pimpernel
Scopolia
Smallage
Sorghum
Speedwell
St. John's Wort
Sweet Flag
Tobacco
Trailing Pearlwort
Vervain
Walnut Tree
Water Lily
Witch Hazel
Woodbine
Yarrow

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If you were looking for information on an actual theme garden, I recommend you take a spin on over to Gothic Gardening It's got lots of interesting titbits.

A Witch's Garden is copyright 1997-1998 to Shantell Powell.

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