{"id":5553,"date":"2023-09-07T07:40:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2023-09-07T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:40:15","slug":"making-late-season-flower-essences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=5553","title":{"rendered":"Making Late Season Flower Essences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the constants in any growing season here is making Flower Essences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heading off with Sheba to make Flower Essences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In very early spring, I go through our entire inventory and get a master list of what needs to be made to keep our inventory topped up. Then I divide the list up into categories based on when each Flower blooms. I note how many quarts of Essence need to be made, but when the time comes to make the Flower Essence, I always check back in to see if we now need more. We go through a lot of Flower Essences when we make up combination remedies like Anxiety<\/a> or Golden Armor,<\/a> so often by end of the season we need much more of an Essence than we did in the beginning of the season when I took inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maltese Cross and Yellow Mullein<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Usually there is some Flower Essence we are almost out of, and this means making sure I grow the Flower. This spring our Maltese Cross<\/a> was almost gone. I noticed this low inventory late last summer. At the same time, I also noticed that our Maltese Cross<\/a> had somehow disappeared from the perennial garden, so I needed to source new plants. This is not a popular perennial, so I had to grow my own plants and not purchase them from a nursery. I started seeds in the hoop house in July, planted out the babies in September then celebrated when the Flowers bloomed this June before we completely ran out of Maltese Cross<\/a>. While the photo above was really an attempt to capture a shot of the Yellow Mullein<\/a> we grow, you can see a couple heads of Maltese Cross<\/a> at the bottom of the photo. It really is a dramatic almost startling red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Wildflowers grow in abundance just about everywhere. Some I have to search a bit harder for. This year Indian Pipe<\/a> led me on a merry chase as the places it has always been were Indian Pipe<\/a> free. Eventually I found a vast colony of this sacred plant. That is one of the lovely things about making Wildflower Essences. As I tromp our extensive woodlands, there are always unexpected discoveries. Sometimes its new patches of old friends and sometimes it is new friends that I haven’t met before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late summer is a particularly busy stretch for making Flower Essences. In the last week or so I have made Goldenrod<\/a>, Joe Pye Weed<\/a>, Queen Anne’s Lace<\/a>, Vetch<\/a>, Echinops, Borage<\/a>, Sweet Pea<\/a>, Blue Vervain, Zinnia<\/a>, Bladder Campion, Bouncing Bet and Cosmos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cosmos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Echinops, Blue Vervain, Bouncing Bet and Bladder Campion are all currently on the Additional Essence list<\/a> however, the Bladder Campion and Bouncing Bet are stepping forward as helpful for the kind of climate change experiences we are having. I will sit down after the Autumn Equinox to find out more about this and get a document organized to share with you about the Angels and Elementals perspective on this time and the Flower Essences they feel will help us in particular right now. I do believe Bladder Campion and Bouncing Bet will be on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bladder Campion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I am also very excited about this year’s Venus Garden Essence as a source of support for these times. This garden has been both stunning in its beauty and powerful in its energy. I have just begun the process of making the Essence from this garden. It will be ready after the Equinox. I think the Flower Essence is going to be called The Dhuni. The Angels never set things in stone until after the balancing moment of closure of the Autumn Equinox so I will only know for certain then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, here’s a bit of the Dhuni this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One last piece of news! We’ve just welcomed a new dog to our ranks. Staff Goddess Jen has adopted rescue pup Charlie. He is a complete sweetheart and a fan of peas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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