This flower will assist balance to be had in any situation. A great plant to focus on to help find guidance, answers and to also ground yourself.
If you feel drawn to this flower - You may need to be a little patient at the moment and be careful if any extreme thinking or actions.
Bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻
Card: Flowers of the Night, written and illustrated by Cheralyn in block print @rockpoolpublishing @weiserbooks
Back in 2010, UK Flower breeders Ball Colegrave announced that they had created the first black flower.
They came pretty close, but a true black colour in a flower is scientifically impossible. What Ball Colegrave flower breeder Jianping Ren had developed was a very dark purple petunia that is still available today and is know as, ‘Black Velvet’. Still very impressive, as up until this time, there was nothing anywhere near this depth of black in any flower, let alone a petunia.
Stuart Lowen, from Ball Colegrave in Banbury said: 'It's completely unique. It's the first black petunia anywhere in the world. It was created by experimenting with existing colours already on the market and breeding them using traditional methods. We don't use any genetic modification at all, just pollination.”
Flower naturally grow in many colours, just not black. The pigments that flowers employ to colour their petals don't produce black. While ‘black-looking’ flowers are found occurring naturally, breeders also select flowers with the highest levels of red and blue pigments and when cross them together. In doing so, they can sometimes create very dark purple petals and leaves.
Flower colour will slightly change or add an additional layer to the meanings and energies of flowers. Black will actually make the meanings far more powerful, stronger and, be careful, even more aggressive. Below are just a few black flowers and their meanings and energies. You can connect with these via the fresh or dried flowers, botanical creations made with them, flower essences and images (photos, artwork, oracle cards) or through meditation and visualisation.
'Queen of the Night' Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
'I only want you', desire, passion, self-improvement, new goals attained
Black Dahlia (Dahlia spp.)
you can do this, encouragement, dignity, confidence, vitality, increased inner strength, creative success, standing strong in faith
Black Bat Orchid (Tacca chantrieri)
fearlessness, awareness, developed intuition, protection
Black Hellebore (Helleborus niger)
mental control, protection, plant alchemy, banishing, exorcism, increased intelligence
Black Arum Lily (Zantedeschia Schwarzwalder)
magnificent beauty, complete rejuvenation, dignity
Black Cranesbill Geranium (Geranium phaeum)
'I want to be with you', silent mind, luxuriant elegance and comfort, fertility, passionate love, virility
Black Petunia (Petunia 'Balpevac')
'I want to be with you', do not give up, protection, anger, resentment, enthusiasm, clarity, goals
Do you have or know of a black flower that you would like to know more about?
Let me know!
bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻
This divine flower will help you slow down and connect more deeply with that which makes you content. Surround yourself with the flower, it’s essence or image to help you complete projects in a more methodical and focused manner and to boost happiness in a space. Give to another to say ‘I have great affection for you’, ‘I like you’.
Bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻
Card: The Language of Flowers deck by Cheralyn @rockpoolpublishing and distributed by @weiserbooks
The lovely Cornflower can mean 'delicacy' and for this reason it also can help when keeping secrets or when you need to employ a little more diplomacy.
If you are moving into a new home, beginning a new job or working and socialising in new groups, Cornflower brings blessings of good energy and offers protection.
bunches of love,
🌷 Cheralyn xx
Kangaroo Paw is a type of grass and I love growing these in busy family areas of my garden as they promote friendship and harmonious social activity. They are pretty hardy but hate hate wet feet, so well drained soil is a must. Cut them right back after flowering to ensure good growth next season. Kangaroo Paw can be grown in pots and I have tried this myself with great success in various homes, in all sorts of climates.
In the Language of Flowers, nothing says "I'm sorry, please forgive me" like a Kangaroo Paw! As a healer, they provide wonderful support for those who find social activities and interactions difficult and they are really gentle and lovely heart healers for those experiencing hurt they have felt from the actions of others.
bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻
car: 'The Australian Wildflower Reading Cards' written & illustrated in block print by Cheralyn and published by Rockpool Publishing
As the weather cooler a little, I worked outside a lot this week.
This is looking out over my beloved back garden, oasis this week.
I am working on a book (not part of a current series), that will be released later this year I hope, if not, next year.
In the garden I am doing a lot of clearing up of leaves! My 9 magnificent gum trees are shedding a lot of spent leaves and twigs and the hot summer winds are helping move that process right along. I'm harvesting lots of basil, chillies, parsley, chives, rosemary, last of the silverbeet, cos lettuce, tiny toms, sage, sorrel, cucumbers and I am blessed with many beautiful roses! The last of the most wonderful sunflowers has faded for the year and I've carefully collected millions of seeds. I am sure there are at least thousands!
one of my herb patches this week
one of my lovelies with a card from my Flower Reading Cards deck
harvest!
I am catching up with a cluster I missed last year at Pearsons School of Floristry ~ Hand Tied.
Learning how to create bouquets and flower presentations and prepare them for sale and for occasions.
This week I had a lot of fun on STUDIO10 again, sharing some flower love and fun
Next week I plan to:
*ensure I get a Flower of the Day up for you all every day!
*climb up to the half-way mark on the new book I am writing.
*complete a few block prints I have sketched out
*catch up on my Pearsons School of Floristry assignments
*repot my Devil's Ivy and propagate a few new babies
*plant some leeks and radish and perhaps some more lettuce.
*tidy up all my daisies!
I could not resist this bright bunch this morning so here is your FLOWER OF THE DAY - Everlasting Daisy will help you stand strong in your independence, provideneeded dietitian and resilience and is an excellent flower to give those who are struggling to get well or with a demanding challenge.
Bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌸
Card: ‘The Language of Flowers’ by Cheralyn and published by Rockpool PublishingRed Wheel / Weiser Books
If the truth is alluding you, then this Flower May help you! Poet’s Narcissus will also boost confidence, renew hope and provide clarity as well as open up new paths to greater success. A really good botanical friend for those working on creative projects and those looking for love or to take a relationship to the next level.
Bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻
Card: Flower Reading Cards, The flowers of sacred places,
written and illustrated in block print by Cheralyn
and published by @rockpoolpublishing and a viable via @weiserbooks
If you wish to let someone know you are missing them or that you want them back, then gorgeous Zinnia will do just that!
Bring this flower into your life if you wish to regain something you have lost or you are struggling to find what is missing to make your life whole.
The message of Zinnia, if you find you find drawn to it, is to focus on what you have perhaps overlooked in the past.
Bunches of love,
Cheralyn 🌻🦋 xx
card" 'The Language of Flowers' affirmation deck, Cheralyn Darcey
and published by Rockpool Publishing