RECORDS

ST. JOHN'S WORT

 

PLANT—

Upright stems branching toward full sun

Yellow star-shaped flowers marked with dark dots
Leaves small and oval, appearing perforated when held to light
Stalks slender and firm

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SEASON—

Flowering at midsummer
Full bloom near St. John’s Day
Gathered during the longest days of the year

 

ARCHIVE—

  Hildegard of Bingen — Physica, 12th century

​“Its warmth holds the power of the sun,
  and it drives away the darkness of the mind.”

 

CORRESPONDENCES—

Sun

Fire

High summer

 

NAMES—

St. John’s Wort

Goatweed

Klamath Weed

Perforate Wort

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