It is a actually good yr for Cowslips, they’re in all places round right here in Mid Suffolk though we may by no means get them to develop on the smallholding which was simply 4 miles from the coast. We tried shopping for pots already rising however they’d be OK for a yr or so then fade away. We tried seeds and obtained nothing in any respect.
A poor cellphone picture beneath – apologies – they’re all alongside this financial institution for a few hundred yards.
Based on legend, when St Peter found {that a} duplicate set of keys to Heaven had been made, he was so shocked he dropped his personal set and the primary cowslip sprang up within the spot the place the keys landed.
Bunch of keys grew to become one in every of their native names in addition to paigles/peagles/peggles relying on the place you reside.
The tiny flowers had been as soon as used to make a rustic wine and manner again within the time of the herbalist Nicholas Culpepper the leaves had been used to make an ointment which “takes away spots and wrinkles”.
There may be some unusual folklore across the cowslip (from my guide Discovering The Folklore of Vegetation by Margaret Baker) – if planted the wrong way up on Good Friday they’d flip into primroses and if watered with bulls blood they’d be purple the subsequent yr. If planted by a door they are going to discourage undesirable guests!
Though I included the Cowslip Fairy in a put up in 2020. Right here she is once more.
Thanks to everybody who clicked the follower button and pushed the annoying gif proper out of view – a lot better with out it! Whats up and Welcome to you all and I hope you take pleasure in studying.
Again Tomorrow
Sue
