by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com
The listed varieties do not represent the complete list of grasses that grow in the Greater Victoria Region. This list is one that represents grasses that have been grown, foraged, researched and integrated into the lifestyle of this author. The references to gardens in the Greater Victoria Area refer to 3 separate gardening experiences that integrated the natural world for healing and discovery. Beginning in James Bay the focus was for healing a broken community, in Oak Bay broken relationships and now Oaklands for deepening connection with natural ways.
This list can be used to identify flowers in your own garden that can be culinary and medicinal, used for cosmetics, infused oils and vinegar’s, tinctures, flower essences and plant dyes. For the more romantic you may wish to consider the hidden language and meaning of flowers! For enriching your environment one may wish to pay attention to placement using color and or symbology of the plant.
Symbols for Quick Reference above each plant entry:
Edible
Medicinal
Tea/Infusion
Dye Plant
Unfriendly for Deer
Bamboo
Meaning: Virtue
Reflects: Ones soul and emotions
Bamboo (← click to read more)
Bamboo Photo-Renee Lindstrom
Evergreen
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Black Bamboo
Black Bamboo Photo-Renee Lindstrom
Evergreen
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Tall Green Bamboo
Tall Green Bamboo
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Variegated Coloured Bamboo
Variegated Coloured Bamboo Photo-Renee Lindstrom
Evergreen
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology
Ornamental Grasses
Meaning: Protection
Reflects: Physic Powers
Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra Aureola)
Japanese Forest Grass Photo credit: rc! on Visual hunt / CC BY-NC-ND
Seasonal
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Lemon Grass
Lemon Grass Photo-Renee Lindstrom
Seasonal
Renee's: ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Ribbon Grass
Ribbon Grass Photo-Renee Lindstrom
Seasonal – Spreading
Renee's: ♥♥Oak Bay Garden (Relationships & Personal Healing: Placement & Symbology) ♥♥♥Oakland's Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass
Renee’s: ♥♥♥Oakland’s Garden (Mindful Nature Health: Connection & Ecopsychology)
Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
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