A Witch's Garden: Speedwell

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.

Speedwell

Speedwell is also known as Farewell, Goodbye, Forget-me-not (ancient), Birds' Eyes, Blue Eyes, Strike Fires, Mammy Die, Fluellin, Cat's Eye, the Paul's Bettony, and Prize of Honour. In some folklore, there is a belief that "if the herb is brought into a family the mother will die within a year" (Miller - Speedwell).

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A Witch's Garden is copyright 1997-1998 to Shantell Powell.
The preceding botanic illustration is from The Virtual Garden Search Engine, part of the Time Life Electronic Encyclopedia.