Dreary winter days got you down? Learn more about the flowers that signal spring- snowdrops. In this episode we dive into the science, mystery, and contradictions surrounding this seasonal favorite. Whether you like history, weird nature facts, medicine, or anything in between, this episode is for you! 

Sources: 

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Ever wondered where valentines day traditions started from? The answers might surprise you! Join me for our first ever bonus episode, and get ready to be glad you aren't an ancient Roman lady.

Sources:

https://www.appleyardflowers.com/flowerdiaries/flowers-greek-mythology/

https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/rose-meaning

https://www.ludwigsroses.co.za/latest-news/the-rose-in-myths-legends/

https://www.charentonmacerations.com/2014/10/29/mythological-rose/

http://www.allflorists.co.uk/advice_flowerMeanings.asp

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261181/

https://jenniferraye.com/blog/rose-medicine

https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2021/roses

https://lupinepublishers.com/complementary-alternative-medicine-journal/fulltext/antibacterial-activity-of-the-rose-extract.ID.000144.php

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261181/

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Lupercalia.html

Check out Tea Time Oddities-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxMsI7UOSnfN3nLYdYQ95Hg

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This week on the show we are digging in to roses! With a colorful history and bright future, it's no wonder this flower is a favorite of gardener's and scientists alike. If you like ancient scandal, folklore, or archaic enema methods, this episode is for you!

Sources:

https://www.appleyardflowers.com/flowerdiaries/flowers-greek-mythology/

https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/rose-meaning

https://www.ludwigsroses.co.za/latest-news/the-rose-in-myths-legends/

https://www.charentonmacerations.com/2014/10/29/mythological-rose/

http://www.allflorists.co.uk/advice_flowerMeanings.asp

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261181/

https://jenniferraye.com/blog/rose-medicine

https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2021/roses

https://lupinepublishers.com/complementary-alternative-medicine-journal/fulltext/antibacterial-activity-of-the-rose-extract.ID.000144.php

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261181/

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WHAT IN CARNATION? This week we are talking about everything from secret victorian bouquet languages to medieval bile theory and everything in between. Whether you love carnations or haven’t even heard of them, you’ll want to tune in this week.

Sources:

https://www.proflowers.com/blog/history-and-meaning-of-carnations/

https://harvesting-history.com/carnation/

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/blogs/the-fairest-flowers-o-the-season-are-the-carnations-illustrations-of-carnations-in-rare-and-early-printed-books/

https://www.happybunch.com.my/blogs/stories/carnation-101-the-carnation-flower-their-meanings-in-different-parts-of-the-world

https://www.interflora.com.au/blog/post/the-mythology-of-flowers

https://sale-flowers.org/en/blogs/gvozdika-v-mifah-i-realnosti.html

https://www.fnp.com/blog/fun-facts-about-carnations-the-flower-of-gods

https://www.ftd.com/blog/share/carnation-meaning-and-symbolism

https://www.britannica.com/plant/carnation

https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/10268

https://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/flower-spotlight-carnation/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ffj.2730010104

https://www.appleyardflowers.com/flowerdiaries/carnation-facts/

https://www.stemswithstyle.com.au/blog/the-mythology-of-flowers-carnations/

https://www.whiterabbitinstituteofhealing.com/herbs/carnation/

https://medievalmeadandbeer.wordpress.com/herbs-spices/gillyflower/

https://www.therightflowers.com/medicinal-carnation-properties-you-never-knew-about/

https://herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.com/2011/09/carnations-flower-of-poets-and-writers.html

https://magickalspot.com/carnation-magical-properties/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5481791/

GHILLIE SUIT ART- https://foundation.app/@Jeremychandler/ghillies/1

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Today we are digging in to Wormwood- A plant used for everything from absinthe to moth repellent. If you like sailing lore, prohibition era drinks, and odd cures for intestinal worms, this one's for you. 

Sources: 

https://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/42.html

https://witchipedia.com/book-of-shadows/herblore/wormwood/

https://lafee.com/wormwood-history-myths/

https://wonderground.press/botanica/wormwood-goddess-herb/

https://arborgate.com/picks/wild-and-wooly-wormwood/

https://www.thrillist.com/spirits/absinthe-pastis/what-wormwood-does-to-absinthe

https://substanceabusepolicy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1747-597X-1-14

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0714.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_absinthium

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230105515_5

https://www.who.int/news/item/10-10-2019-the-use-of-non-pharmaceutical-forms-of-artemisia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297758/

https://edu.rsc.org/feature/vincent-van-gogh-chemistry-and-absinthe/2020272.article

https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-devil-in-a-little-green-bottle-a-history-of-absinthe

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Today we are digging in to Hemlock- A plant that is misunderstood, mysterious, and often misidentified. If you like old school medicine facts, victorian instruments, and socrates, this one's for you. 

Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/42.html https://witchipedia.com/book-of-shadows/herblore/wormwood/ https://lafee.com/wormwood-history-myths/ https://wonderground.press/botanica/wormwood-goddess-herb/ https://arborgate.com/picks/wild-and-wooly-wormwood/ https://www.thrillist.com/spirits/absinthe-pastis/what-wormwood-does-to-absinthe https://substanceabusepolicy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1747-597X-1-14 https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0714.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_absinthium https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230105515_5 https://www.who.int/news/item/10-10-2019-the-use-of-non-pharmaceutical-forms-of-artemisia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297758/

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Looking to learn more about the fungus in “The Last of Us”? Curious about the real life zombies walking among us? This episode is for you!

Sources: 

https://alohamedicinals.com/a-history-of-cordyceps-everything-you-need-to-know-about-one-of-the-most-common-medicinal-mushrooms/

https://ohiomushroomsociety.wordpress.com/2022/07/05/cordyceps-the-myth-and-the-mushroom/

https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/cordyceps-the-zombie-fungus/

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008353.pub2/full

https://www.science.gov/topicpages/m/medicinal+mushroom+cordyceps

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/tibetan-caterpillar-fungus-trouble/573607/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924981/

https://instagram.com/mycosymbiote?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://mycosymbiotics.com/blogs/news/stalking-the-wild-cordyceps-militaris-except-from-book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei9J04C1MPU

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_(film)

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/Jun2006.html

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Cordyceps_Zombies

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In this episode we will take a look at the legend behind Queen Anne’s lace. We’ll explore everything from lace tatting mis-adventures to love spells, and even  unconventional cure for bedwetting. 

Sources:

https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/queen-annes-lace-daucus-carota/

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/66/10/912/2236147

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23594914/

https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/weedcontrol/noxiouslist/wildcarrot

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-queen-annes-lace

https://ameliasflowertruck.com/blogs/amelias-flowers/the-urban-legend-queen-annes-lace

https://theherbalacademy.com/daucus-carota-traditional-use/

Magic, Myth, and Medicine by Mildred E.Mathias

https://awesomeon20.com/herbs-in-witchcraft-carrots/

Library of congress- https://twitter.com/carrotmuseum?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20210811164728/http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html

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Today we are diving in to Henbane- the plant used for everything from a cure for motion sickness to poisoning your brother. If you've ever been curious about why witches ride on brooms, or what the heck is supposed to be around all those Ancient Grecian's necks, this episode is for you. 

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger

https://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/henbane-medicine-andor-magic/

https://erowid.org/chemicals/alcohol/alcohol_brew.shtml

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/henbane.shtml

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/482965

https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbsherbaceous/black-henbane

https://www.nps.gov/articles/black-henbane.htm

https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/witches-garden/witch-garden-feature/witches-garden-plants/henbane/

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Rooted is a weekly podcast diving into the tall tales and true stories of plants and how they shaped our history. If you like folklore, history, plant facts, and terrible puns, you're going to dig this show.