Fairy Flowers and Plants

Every plant is in essence a "fairy" plant, because fairies take care of them.  However, there are some plants that are especially notable.  Many flowers are linked to fairies, and in the Balkans, fairies are said to be born in flowers, to tend them as they bloom and fade.

(all photography by me ~ Angelthread33@yahoo.com)

The idea of flower fairies was popularized by Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973), who illustrated the immensely successful Flower Fairy series of books, in which a fairy is depicted for each bloom, wearing clothes that look like the flower itself.  

This may appear to be a pretty fiction, but (like so many works of the imagination) it draws its inspiration from the subtle realms - for each flower does have a fairy and, when this is revealed to us, has some of the characteristics of the plant.

Imagine all this beauty attached to little spirits flying and floating around in your daily life.  Comforting your every step.  Cushioning your every emotion...

Take time to stop and touch, smell even kiss the flowers as you just never know where the little wee folk may be