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This next list aims to give you an idea of some of the wildflowers you could have as seeds or potted plants for your favours. It is by no means exhaustive and you can choose plants not listed here if you wish:
Again, not exhaustive and you can choose a herb not mentioned here:
Wildflowers and Herbs with Wedding Connections
The following wildflowers and herbs have some connections with weddings and love:
Anise
Brings happiness and romance
Basil
Sprinkle Basil over your lover's body while they sleep and this will ensure fidelity.
If a man accepts Basil from a woman it indicates his lover for her
Betony
Can reunite quarrelling lovers
Borage
Women would sneak Borage into their lovers' drinks to give them the courage to propose marriage
Broom
To increase a newly-wed couple's fertility, they would jump over a branch of Broom bearing flowers
Coriander
Used in love potions in the Middle Ages
Daisy
Symbolic of loyal love
Dandelion
Faithfulness
Dill
Add to a bath, or eat, as an aphrodisiac
Flax
String Flax around the left leg of the bride and she will definitely have children
Forget-me-not
True love and memories
Honeysuckle
Symbolic of fidelity and love
Lavender
Spouses who place Lavender flowers in their be will never quarrel. Symbolic of love and devotion
Marjoram
Joy and happiness
Oregano
Used to crown newly-weds
Rosemary
Was used in wedding garlands
Sneezewort
Bunches of Sneezewort were carried by West Country bridesmaids to bring happiness to the newly-weds. To reinforce this, Sneezewort leaves were also eaten at the wedding feast
Sweet Violet
Symbolic of faithfulness and love
White Clover
Believed to be the original Irish Shamrock, and so considered very lucky
Wild Pansy
3 colours: purple - memories; yellow - sourvenirs; white - thoughts of love
Yarrow
If eaten at the wedding feast, the couple will remain in love. For similar reasons, bridesmaids would carry Yarrow flowers
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Agrimony
Bluebell
Chicory
Corn Marigold
Corncockle
Cornflower
Cowlsip
Field Scabious
Forget-me-not
Fox and Cubs
Fritillaries
Greater Knapweed
Harebell
Hedge Bedstraw
Honeysuckle
Lady's BedstrawLesser Knapweed
Marshmallow
Meadow Cranesbill
Meadowsweet
Ox-eye Diasy
Daisy
Pheasant's Eye
Poppy
Primrose
Purple Loosestrife
Ragged Robin
Red Campion
Red Campion
Salsify
Scarlet Pimpernel
Small Scabious
Snowdrop
SunflowerTeasel
Thrift
Toadflax
Viper's Bugloss
Weaselsnout
White Campion
White Clover
Wild Clematis
Wild Foxglove - toxic
Wild Mignonette
Wild Red Clover
Wild Pansy
Wild Strawberry
Yarrow
Yellow Flag Iris
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Mint
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