S9 Ep 10 The Sunflower's Secret: Folklore, Stories & More!

For this 100th episode we take a journey from unrequited love to good luck charms, there is no denying the subject of this weeks folklore episode has some amazing tales! We are talking sunflowers of course, so join me for this final full episode of our Folklore of Trees & Plants season. Get a coffee and get comfy, this is one amazing flower…

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References:

 

Ruth Binney book 'Plant Lore and Legend': https://amzn.to/4i7uxYD

 

Margaret Baker book ‘Discovering The Folklore of Plants’:

https://amzn.to/4c8v4Yh

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/05/488891151/the-mystery-of-why-sunflowers-turn-to-follow-the-sun-solved

 

https://extension.missouri.edu/news/sunflower-the-story-of-this-summer-goddess-begins-with-search-for-love

 

https://www.learnreligions.com/sunflower-magic-and-folklore-2562037

 

https://www.bloomandwild.com/the-blog/meaning-and-symbolism-of-sunflowers

 

https://www.petalrepublic.com/sunflower-meaning/

 

https://magickalspot.com/10-ways-to-use-sunflowers-in-witchcraft/

 

 

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