Wildflowers and Herbs Available for Unusual Seed Wedding Favours or Potted Plant Favours

Wildflowers and herbs with particular associations with weddings/love:

Anise - Brings happiness and romance.

Basil - Sprinkle Basil over your lover's body while they sleep and this will ensure fidelity. If a man accepts Basil from a woman it indicates his love for her.

Betony - Can reunite quarrelling lovers.

Borage - Women would sneak Borage into their lover's drink to give them the courage to propose marriage.

Broom - To increase a newly-wed couple's fertility, they would jump over a branch of broom bearing flowers.

Coriander - Used in love potions in the Middle Ages.

Cumin - If a bride and groom carry Cumin seed when they marry they will have a happy life together.

Dill - Add to a bath or eat as an aphrodisiac.

Honeysuckle - Symbolic of fidelity and love.

Lavender - Spouses who places Lavender flowers in their bed will never quarrel.

Oregano - Used to crown newly-weds.

Flax - String Flax around the left leg of the bride and she will definitely have children.

Rosemary - Was used in wedding garlands.

Sneezewort - Bunches of Sneezewort were carried by West Country bridesmaids to bring happiness to the newly-weds. To reinforce this, Sneezewort leaves were eaten at the wedding feast.

Sweet Violet - Symbolic of faithfulness and love.

White Clover - Believed to be the original Shamrock of Ireland and so very lucky.

Wild Pansy - 3 colours - purple: memories, Yellow: souvenirs, White: thoughts of love.

Yarrow - If eaten at the wedding feast the couple will remain in love. For similar reasons, bridesmaids would carry Yarrow flowers.


Some Pretty Wildflowers for Consideration as Seeds or Plants for Wedding Favours

Agrimony
Bluebell
Chicory
Corn Marigold
Corncockle
Cornflower
Cowslip
Daisy
Field Scabious
Forget-me-not
Fox and Cubs
Greater Knapweed
Harebell
Honeysuckle
Lady's Bedstraw
Lesser Knapweed
Marshmallow
Meadow Cranesbill
Meadowsweet
Monkeyflower
Ox-eye Daisy
Poppy
Primrose
White Campion
Purple Loosestrife
Ragged Robin
Red Campion
Salsify
Scarlet Pimpernel
Small Scabious
Snowdrop
Viper's Bugloss
Weaselsnout (yes, that's it's real name!)
Wild Clematis
Wild Foxglove
Wild Strawberry
Wood Anemone

Typical Herb Seeds/Plants

Basil
Bergamot
Borage
Chamomile
Chervil
Chives
Coriander
Cumin
Evening Primrose
Fennel
Feverfew
Hyssop
Clary
Lavender
Marjoram
Mint
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme

Seed Collections

Seeds to Attract Butterflies
Seeds to Attract Bees
Cornfield Annuals - Poppies, Cornflowers and Corn Marigolds
Meadow seeds