I’ve selected a new herb to add to my garden this year, feverfew. Each year, I try to look into adding one new thing to my garden to see how it grows and if it’s something that I want to maintain each year. I must confess that I absolutely love daisies, and their daisy-like appearance is what instantly drew me to feverfew. Some of you may also know it as bachelor’s button or wild chamomile. While it looks a bit like chamomile in the pictures, when you get up close to it, the appearance is quite different.
Feverfew can be found almost all over the United States, including parts of Canada, Japan, Europe, and Australia. It’s most common to find it growing wild in the fields or where people have cultivated it to be a part of their gardens or landscaping in their yards. Feverfew is a perennial herb that can grow to be two to three feet in height.
In terms of health, you will find that feverfew is most commonly used to help with issues with menstrual cycles in women. It is also thought to help with migraines, though I have read so many different thoughts on this that it seems like there is no set conclusion on whether it actually helps. Typically, it is the leaves that many use. The other popular use is helping to ease congestion. It may help with vertigo caused by congestion.
Unlike the daisy, the smell of feverfew isn’t as pleasant. The bees aren’t likely to want to hang around in the flowers. However, if you need help repelling mosquitoes, this would make an amazing insect repellent. Just be sure that if you have areas of your yard that you have been working on for butterflies or the bees, as I do, that you are sure to plant feverfew away from those areas so as not to deter the bees from the flowers they wish to go to.
I’m interested in this particular herb because of its magickal properties, and I’m excited to work with it. Feverfew is known for its energy of protection. I’m interested in planting it as an ornamental plant in my yard around the borders. You can also plant it around your home for purification and protection. You can also use it in a mist to help with cleansing ritual tools or certain stones in your practice.
I hope that you have a magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong