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Topic: Does Anyone Know What This Is About?
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mockingbird
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posted February 02, 2013 05:00 PM
  
My Great-Grandmother was (in addition to being a nurse) an old mountain herbalist.
My Mom has a faint memory of her putting these up in the house we're currently living in after it was built by my Grandfather:  We figure it's some sort of protection or blessing, but do any of you know (or guess) any more?
It looks like cattails and then the second plant's difficult to make out - it kind of looks like Queen Anne's Lace, but has a much thicker, woodier base.
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juniperb
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posted February 02, 2013 07:53 PM
It looks like common tansy. A medicinal herb used for worming, abortion, gout ect.. A lovely but invasive plant with a pleasant scent.
I have a nice patch of it
but it IS toxic and must be used carefully It was indeed, in ancient times, used to ward off evil.
discription: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/tansy-05.html pics http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/tansy.html ------------------
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mockingbird
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posted February 02, 2013 09:44 PM
Thanks, juni!  Your first link won't open for me on my phone, but your description makes sense for something put into a new construction.
Do you know what the cattails might've been for? Edited to add: From the bit of research I've done, perhaps prosperity and/or abundance. ------------------
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hippichick
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posted February 02, 2013 09:48 PM
I have NO idea but it is amazing!IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted February 14, 2013 08:32 AM
Did you find any more info on these plants and their arrangemnents?------------------
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