SCAWWY 😱 nina

[concoctive]

These flowers have been symbolic of a hard won success, particularly in artistic endeavors. Giving an artist a bunch of amaryllis flowers is said to encourage both their creative muse and their achievements and strength in the arts. According to scientists, their leaves and bulb contain an alkaloid, a chemical known to exhibit antitumoral, antiviral, antiparasitic, and other healing properties.

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week 5, tuesday

[fanfictional]

[ tea garden for now... she's checking out some of the plants, reaching out to poke at them. ]

Do you know what some of these are, Alfy?

[concoctive]

Some of 'em!

[ he peers around her, looking at the plant she's poking at. ]

Like that's a calendula. It's good for burnt skin - but if you feed it to your chickens, it'll make their yolks a darker yellow! You can also cook with it if you wanna. [ it's poor man's saffron. ]

[fanfictional]

[ if this was still thoughtshare there'd be a ! above her head, but maybe he can sense that from her emotions. it's interesting!! ]

Sounds pretty versatile! [ looking thoughtful... ] Good for burnt skin, huh. Do you grind them into a salve or something similar? Would probably be good to keep on hand, considering the wild trips people have been going on.

[concoctive]

Yeah, this one's good as a salve. The salve and tinctures you see me use the most are yarrow-based, and it's good as both - but kinda silly to make a tincture out of calendula. Gotta go on the skin and all that, y'know?

[ he cups the head of the flower carefully, looking at it with consideration. ]

I was thinkin' about diggin' some of the plants here up and transportin' 'em over, so this might be one I grab.

[fanfictional]

Yeah, a tincture would be pretty silly. [ laughs a little ] I guess if you did both it'd work? Heal things from the inside out, depending on the severity of the burn.

[ while he considers the flower, she's picking one and opening her diary, placing the flower between two pages. ]

Sure wouldn't hurt, considering this place will be gone after Sunday. Might as well grab what you can, while it's all here. And I can help you transport them, if you want. You can even plant them at the barn if you'd like, make a mini farm!