Flora's Fancy
The Secret Language of Flowers
(a garden growing Ox Eye - Secret Meaning: Patience)
F l o r a l B o o k O f D a y s
October
"Fresh October brings the pheasant;
Then to gather nuts is pleasant."
~ The Garden Year, Sara Coleridge (1802-1852)
Click on any picture to learn more about this particular flower!
Oct 10
Black Oats
Porridge Day
Oct 14
Chrysanthemum (Chinese)
Double Ninth Festival
Cheerfulness under adversity
Oct 24
Sea Holly (Silver Ghost)
Ghosts & Ghouls Night
Boo!
Oct 27
Witch Hazel
Witches Night Out
A Spell
Oct 30
Devil's Hand
Mischief Night
Speak of the Devil (non-traditional)
Oct 10
Field of Oats at Grez, Karl Nordström, 1885
Porridge Day
Oct 18
Marigolds
St. Luke's Day
Oct 26
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Day
Coarseness, Grossness
Oct 27
Witch's Broom
Witches Night Out
"I'll get you, my pretty!"
Oct 10
Oat
Porridge Day
Bewitching Soul of Music
Oct 24
Ghost Pipe
Ghosts & Ghouls Night
Boo!
Oct 27
Scabiosa (Black Cat)
Black Cat Day
Widowhood, Mourning
Oct 28
Vampire Orchid
Dracula Bites Night
Type A, B, AB, O, it's all good!