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Zodiac Signs |
- Mars
Plants w/ thorns or prickles:
Barberry, Cacti, Hawthorn, Nettle.
Also plants w/ strong acrid taste:
Capers, Coriander, Garlic, Gentian, Hops, Horseradish, Mustards, Onion, Peppers, Radish, Tarragon.
- Venus
Plants:
Apples, Cherry, Primrose, Strawberry, White Rose, Violet.
- Mercury
Plants with airy looking leaves:
Caraway, Carrots, dill, Fennel, Parsley, Lavender, Lily of the Valley, Marjoram, Parsnips, Elecampane, Horehound, Mandrake.
- Moon (Luminary)
Plants similar in shape/color:
Banana, Gourds, Mango, Melons, Pumpkin, Sweet Flag, Water lilies.
Plants in or near water.
Seaweed, Watercress, Willow, Wintergreen.
- Sun (Luminary)
Plants resembling in shape/ color:
Camomile, Celandine, Century, Eyebright, European Angelica, Lovage, Orange, Rosemary, Rue, Storax, Saffron, Walnuts.
- Earth:
All root veges;
Potatos, beets, Onions, etc.
- Jupiter:
Fruits:
Currant, Figs,
Olives, Rose hips.
Nuts;
Almonds, Chestnuts.
- Neptune:
Discovered after the 17th century so it has no long term plant associations.
- Pluto:
Same as Neptune
- Saturn:
Plants whose qualities are cooling:
Barley, Comfrey Root, Tamarind.
Woody Plants:
Elm, Cypress, Pine.
Others are:
Quince, Red Beets, Sloes.
- Uranus:
Same as Pluto and Neptune.
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- Aries:
Most plants ruled by Mars including:
Betony, lichen, Rosemary.
- Taurus Rules most plants ruled by Venus and the Earth:
Mushrooms, and Root Vegetables, Such as Potatoes, Carrots, Turnips, Etc.
- Gemini, an airy sign, rules the plants of Mercury. Also:
Tansy, Vervain and the Mosses,
- Cancer rules many plants governed by the Moon. Also:
Cucumber, Lettuce, Water Plants, Alder, Lemon Balm, Honeysuckle, Hyssop and Jasmine.
- Leo Plants governed by the Sun. Others are:
Borage, Bugloss, Peony and Poppy.
- Virgo is dedicated to Ceres, the Roman Goddess of agriculture which rules the cereal grains:
Barley, Oats, Rye, Wheat, Grasses and Sedge.
- Libra Rules many of the plants related to Venus as well as the:
White Rose and other brightly colored flowers.
- Scorpio while Pluto is the ruling planet Scorpio also relates and rules all the plants governed by Mars. Others:
Basil, Bramble, Calla Lilies and Palms.
- Sagittarius, as a Centaur and roamer of the forests rules:
Trees w/ catkins: Oak, Beech and Elm. Mallows and Feverfew.
- Capricorn Rules Plants also governed by Saturn. Also:
Hemlock, Nightshades and Yew.
- Aquarius Rules:
Frankincense and Myrrh
- Pisces, as the Fishes, rule:
Algae, Seaweed and Water Mosses.
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