Holly
Episode 57 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Holly" was published on December 7, 2024 and runs 10 minutes.
December 7, 2024 ·10m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
I’m returning to my tradition of wintry and holiday-themed plants for December. You can call it a tradition once you’ve done it two years in a row, right? First up is Holly, which I’ve always considered a bush, but apparently it’s a tree? Maybe it’s just a matter of perspective. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.cloudforests.ie/blog/the-holly-tree Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (1985) Garden Witch’s Herbal by Ellen Dugan (2009) https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/holly/holly-mythology-and-folklore/ https://www.moonfallmetaphysical.com/s/stories/holly-uses-in-witchcraft https://www.thespruce.com/eighteen-species-holly-trees-and-shrubs-3269647 https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/holly-tree-meaning Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (2007)
Episode Description
I’m returning to my tradition of wintry and holiday-themed plants for December. You can call it a tradition once you’ve done it two years in a row, right? First up is Holly, which I’ve always considered a bush, but apparently it’s a tree? Maybe it’s just a matter of perspective.
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- https://www.cloudforests.ie/blog/the-holly-tree
- Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (1985)
- Garden Witch’s Herbal by Ellen Dugan (2009)
- https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/holly/holly-mythology-and-folklore/
- https://www.moonfallmetaphysical.com/s/stories/holly-uses-in-witchcraft
- https://www.thespruce.com/eighteen-species-holly-trees-and-shrubs-3269647
- https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/holly-tree-meaning
- Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (2007)