Glittering prizes...
Wild Clematis, commonly known as Old man's beard.
Seed head taken in beautiful sunlight.
Traveller’s joy has been used in various treatments as it is said to contain anti-inflammatory properties. Traditional recipes used the plant to treat various ailments, including skin irritations and stress.
As this species is a woody plant, the stem was used in the past to make baskets. It is called traveller's joy because it adorns hedges and banks in the countryside with billows of beautiful feathery seed heads in the grey months leading up to Christmas.
Glittering prizes...
Wild Clematis, commonly known as Old man's beard.
Seed head taken in beautiful sunlight.
Traveller’s joy has been used in various treatments as it is said to contain anti-inflammatory properties. Traditional recipes used the plant to treat various ailments, including skin irritations and stress.
As this species is a woody plant, the stem was used in the past to make baskets. It is called traveller's joy because it adorns hedges and banks in the countryside with billows of beautiful feathery seed heads in the grey months leading up to Christmas.