Red campion
Selene dioica
I like the fact that Silene dioica takes its name from the merry
god of the woodlands, the old rustic god of the dance of the wine press. He could tell a good tale.
Each plant has flowers of one sex only (dioica – two halves), so
that two plants are needed to make seed.
It provides nectar for bumble-bees and many butterflies, for instance
orange-tips and small whites.
Apparently the crushed seeds can be used for snake-bites,
another name for it being Adder’s flower.
As far as I know our indigenous snakes are not particularly poisoness
and I have already drawn two plants that boast the ability to cure their
bites. The boiled roots can be used to
make a soap.
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