Winterweed Love! Stellaria media…also known as Chickweed is nowadays considered a pesky garden weed. Where did this idea come from? Is there any possibility that this new, culturally ingrained idea worked its way into the modern lawn-scape so as to be sold products to fight with it? If you have Winterweed Love or Starlady Splendor…don’t fight with her! Make peace with her, feed yourself for free and glow with the vitamins and minerals she provides! I know I have written and spoken much about Stellaria media, but looking out on this frosty day to a pot outside with fresh greens that mysteriously appeared, I couldn’t help it!
Winterweed is one of Stellaria media’s common names…because she often appears here and there in winter. In fact…she appears all over the place…from Alaska down to Mexico! She has…what appears as ten white petals…which are actually five petals that are deeply lobed. Her…
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reocochran said,
November 3, 2015 at 11:12 pm
I was happy to learn this is common from Alaska to Mexico. 🙂 The statue was lovely.
serendipityherbals said,
November 4, 2015 at 12:08 am
Yes, so abundant in its seasons! Thank you for your response! The statue is actually an urn with the ashes of one of my friends. She moves about the garden giving blessings. 🙂