Chrysanthemum is a plant and an herb.
- botanical information
- history
- part used
- astrological correspondences
- magick correspondences and uses
botanical information:
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum spp.
Common name: chrysanthemum, mums
Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.
Pink Mums courtesy of Green Earth Ministries (a Christian cannabis religion) |
history:
History: Small yellow chrysanthemums were commonly grown in ancient Egyptian temple gardens.
part used:
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Part Used: The whole flowers, dried, sometimes powdered. Information courtesy of Mountain Rose Herbs |
astrological correspondences:
Astrological planet: Sun 
magickal correspondences and uses:
Month: Chrysanthemum is associated with November.
Gender: masculine (traditional western European magickal gender)
Western element: fire
Potpourri: Use chrysanthemum flower petals in magickal potpourris for spells regarding: humor, protection, survival
Solar spells: See the article on the Sun for a list of herbal substitutes for chrysanthemum in solar spells involving protection.
Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.
Magical Uses  Protection
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Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs and ox-eye daisy
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