Hedgemaids and Fairy Candles by Jack Sanders
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast:
Today's book recommendation: Hedgemaids and Fairy Candles by Jack Sanders
This lovely little book is a personal favorite. It came out in 1995 and the subtitle is The Lives and Lore of North American Wildflowers. The hedgemaids referred to in the title is a reference to the common ground ivy, while Fairy Candles are the tall, white rockets of the native black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa.
In the book, Author Jack Sanders explores the lives and lore of more than 80 of North America's most popular wildflowers, describing the origins of their names, their places in history and literature, what uses ancient herbalists found for them, what uses they have now, where they grow, how they reproduce, and how to grow or transplant them.
You can get used copies using the Amazon link in the Show Notes for as little as $.25!
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