Drawing Wolfsbane Flower
Aconitum ˌækəˈnaɪtəm 2 also known as aconite monkshood wolf s bane leopard s bane mousebane women s bane devil s helmet queen of poisons or blue rocket is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family ranunculaceae.
Drawing wolfsbane flower. Wolfsbane gets it s name for being the poison used to kill carnivores such as wolves and panthers in the 18th century aggrawal 2009 it was put into raw meat to bait the animals blaisdell 1995. We hope you will enjoy. Sammtlich giftgewache deutschlands 1854 august 2020 from the swallowtail garden seeds collection of botanical photographs and illustrations.
In latin aconitum means poisonous flower and in greek mythology the plant was thought to have sprung from the drops of spittle of cerberus the three headed dog of the underworld. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Wolfsbane has always held an aura of magic and mystery combined with an instinctual fear of danger and death.
No doubt every one of us are aware about the basic flowers and meanings like sending a red rose to express love and gifting a yellow rose to a best friend to say thank you for being there for me. Even today saying with the meanings of flowers is still practiced. Misanthropy in victorian sense.
Jan 25 2017 this pin was discovered by kellie hunter. The flower color meanings were also taken into account to evince all kinds of sentiments. Mar 22 2017 here you can read about and look at pictures of old and rare books within a wide range of biomedical subjects.