Blessing, money, prosperity, fertility, protection, wealth. Ruled by the sun and the element of earth. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Category: Herbalism, Botany & Gardening
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)
Clarity, cleansing. Ruled by the planet Venus, the element of air, and the star signs virgo and Aquarius. Sacred to Hades and Minthe. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Love, marriage, fertility. Ruled by the planet Venus and the element of water. Sacred to Hera and Juno. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Healing, joy, luck, protection. Ruled by the planet Venus and the element of air. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Olive (Olea europaea)
New beginnings, peace, continuity, the expulsion of evil and negativity, consecration, purification, blessing. Ruled by the sun and the element of fire. Sacred to Amun Ra, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Auxesia Hera, Damia, Demeter, Ganymede, Hercules, Hermes, Indra, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Nut, Poseidon, sun gods, and Zeus. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Linden / Lime (Citrus acida)
Bark used for protection, leaves and flowers for immortality, good fortune, sleep and love, incense to encourage changes. [1]
Healing, love, protection. Ruled by the element of fire. [2]
Resources
[1] Green Witch by Ann Moura
[2] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Lily (Lilium spp.)
New moon, Imbolc. Ruled by the moon and the element of water. Sacred to Adonis, Astarte, Athena, Attis, Ceres, Isis, Jupiter, Kundalini, Lakshmi, maiden goddesses, moon goddesses, Osiris, Psyche, Sophia, and Venus. [1]
If you want to keep the evil eye, negative spirits, and unwanted visitors away from your threshold, plant a few lily bulbs. These tall beauties grow three to four feet high. Not only will they bring protection to your doorstep, but they’ll also add charm. As a bonus, their trumpet-shaped flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds. [2]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium: Magical and Natural Living for Everyday by Anna Franklin
[2] Llewellyn’s 2022 Magical Almanac by Chi Cicero
Lemon (Citrus x lemon)
Cleansing, love, protection. Ruled by the moon and the element of water. [1]
Lemon. Love, protection, prosperity, purification, friendship, harmony, happiness, awareness. Grow your own lemon tree from seeds from inside a grocery store lemon. Using your creativity, you can invent a great spell for prosperity, or grow extra trees and give them away to help bond friendships. [2]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
[2] Practical Witch’s Almanac 2022 by Friday Gladheart
Lavender (Lavender spp.)
Purification, healing, cleansing, meditation, peace, harmony, Midsummer. Ruled by the planet Mercury and the element of air. Sacred to Cernunnos, Circe, Hekate, Medea, Saturn, and serpent goddesses.
Lavender – Spiritual development, psychic growth, divination, sensitivity to the Otherworld, blessings.
Attracts elves, burn for purification, peace, use in bath for purification, burn at Litha as offering, love, psychic awareness, healing.[1]
Resources
[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura
Echinacea (Echinacea spp.)
Healing, prosperity, protection. Ruled by the planet Mars. [1]
Resources
[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Adana Luna 