WITCH IN THE CITY

Name : Beach Bean  Botanical Name: Canavalia rosea  Common Names: Beach Bean, Bay Bean, Seaside Jack Bean  Location:  Tropical and Subtropical Coastlines  Element: Water & Earth  Planet: Moon & Neptune  Magickal Purpose: Protection, Resilience, Boundaries, Safe Travel, Emotional Strength, Adaptability, Ocean Magick, Grounding  The Beach Bean is a sprawling coastal plant found creeping across sandy beaches and dunes. Its thick green vines travel over the sand, producing rounded trifoliate leaves, delicate pink-purple flowers, and eventually large woody pods containing distinctive beans. Though seemingly delicate against the vastness of the sea, Beach Bean is remarkably resilient, thriving in conditions where many plants struggle to survive. One of the Beach Bean’s most striking qualities is its ability to stabilize shifting dunes. Its wandering vines spread across loose sand, helping hold the coastline together against wind and erosion...

Name : Mountain Phlox  Botanical Name : Phlox subulata  Common Names : Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Mountain Phlox  Location : Eastern & Central United States Element : Earth & Air  Planet : Venus & Moon  Magickal Purpose : Attracting New Love, Harmony, Lasting Love, Friendship, Renewal, Emotional Healing, Peace, Unity  Although the warmth of summer now blankets the landscape, I often find myself thinking back to the first blossoms that welcomed the return of spring. Among the earliest flowers to awaken the earth is Mountain Phlox, a plant that transforms bare ground into a living carpet of vibrant and dazzling color. Its soft blooms seem to flow across stone walls, woodland edges, and garden paths like a river of blossoms, reminding us that even after the longest winter, beauty always returns.  Native to the eastern regions of North America, Phlox subulata has long been treasured as a resilient groundcover that flourishes where m...