herb robert
Weekly Alphabet Challenge macro theme.
This was in an awkward position and I could feel myself wobbling. Not the best shot I've ever taken of this delightful wildflower that has so much folklore attached to it.
Herb Robert, is thought by many to be a noxious weed (the seeds eject forcefully from the pod and can travel up to 20 feet away from the plant) which needs to be eliminated.
It has many common names, including Bachelor’s Buttons, Granny-thread-the-needle, Stinking Robert, Death Come Quickly, Robin Redbreast and Pink Pinafores.
The unpleasant odour of freshly picked and crushed leaves is said to repel mosquitoes. Outdoors, the plant was said to bring good luck, but if you took it indoors, a death was sure to follow.
One folk tale says that it was named after a mischievous forest sprite (Robin Goodfellow, a pseudonym for Puck) but I've also read that it was named for Saint Robert of Molesme, an 11th-century herbalist, abbot, and founder of the Cistercian order, who used it in his healing work. Many monks came to use it as a medicinal herb and interestingly, it can often be found growing on or near to the sites of old monasteries, which gives credence to this idea.
In the modern age, one place where Herb Robert flourishes is under power lines. Supposedly, it has the property to absorb radiation from the soil in a powerline corridor and break it down. It is also found growing along railway lines and is able to break down what nutrients it can retrieve from ground polluted by heavy metals.
Definitely Dreaming 'up close' theme.
herb robert
Weekly Alphabet Challenge macro theme.
This was in an awkward position and I could feel myself wobbling. Not the best shot I've ever taken of this delightful wildflower that has so much folklore attached to it.
Herb Robert, is thought by many to be a noxious weed (the seeds eject forcefully from the pod and can travel up to 20 feet away from the plant) which needs to be eliminated.
It has many common names, including Bachelor’s Buttons, Granny-thread-the-needle, Stinking Robert, Death Come Quickly, Robin Redbreast and Pink Pinafores.
The unpleasant odour of freshly picked and crushed leaves is said to repel mosquitoes. Outdoors, the plant was said to bring good luck, but if you took it indoors, a death was sure to follow.
One folk tale says that it was named after a mischievous forest sprite (Robin Goodfellow, a pseudonym for Puck) but I've also read that it was named for Saint Robert of Molesme, an 11th-century herbalist, abbot, and founder of the Cistercian order, who used it in his healing work. Many monks came to use it as a medicinal herb and interestingly, it can often be found growing on or near to the sites of old monasteries, which gives credence to this idea.
In the modern age, one place where Herb Robert flourishes is under power lines. Supposedly, it has the property to absorb radiation from the soil in a powerline corridor and break it down. It is also found growing along railway lines and is able to break down what nutrients it can retrieve from ground polluted by heavy metals.
Definitely Dreaming 'up close' theme.