PLANT LORE, LEGENDS, and LYRICS: Embracing The Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual, healing, divination, and everyday life. The result is both a botanical reference and a cultural history, revealing how deeply human imagination has invested plants with spiritual meaning, moral symbolism, protective power, and legendary significance.