Blue Vervain

by Treischel

I found a field awash in blue,
and waving in the wind,
with royal crown, a pastel hue,
on fingers nicely trimmed.

We glorify the waves of grain,
with all their golden seeds,
but oft' ignore what's deemed as plain,
of those perceived as weeds.

But look again upon this field,
with art's discerning eye,
to note the charm these beauties yield,
as you go passing by.

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These are just gorgeous. I spotted a field of them while out walking with my grandson. Had to take a picture.
These plant grow wild as weeds here in Minnesota. Their name is Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), or swamp verbena.

Verbena has longstanding use in herbalism and folk medicine, usually as an herbal tea. Verbena has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces. It was called "tears of Isis" in ancient Egypt, and later called "Hera's tears". In the 1870 The History and Practice of Magic by "Paul Christian", it is employed in the preparation of a mandragora charm.The book also describes its antiseptic capabilities, and use as a protection against spells. In the William Faulkner short story, An Odor of Verbena, verbena is used symbolically and described as "the only scent that can be smelled above the scent of horses and courage". William Carew Hazlitt's, Faiths and Folklore (1905), quotes John Aubrey's, Miscellanies (1721), to wit:
"Vervain and Dill / Hinder witches from their will".
In the series of young adult novels, The Vampire Diaries, author L. J. Smith uses Vervain to protect humans from vampires. Source: Wikipedia.

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Blue Vervain

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