African violet is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• origin
• astrological correspondences
• magick correspondences and uses
• cautions and contraindications

Mixed African Violet Basket Mixed African Violet Basket “This lovely mix of African violets is so much like a flower garden, it’s like bringing a little oasis right inside a home.”

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Saintpaulia ionantha

    Common name: African violet

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

    Family: Gesneriaceae

origin:

    Origin: south Africa.

African Violets courtesy of Green Earth Ministries (a Christian cannabis religion)

astrological correspondences:

    Astrological planet: Venus

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)

    Western element: water

    Venus spells: See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for African violet in Venus spells involving beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth.

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

cautions and contraindications:

    Cautions and contraindications: African violet is believed to be safe.

    Non-toxic to animals: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center has determined that African violet “has not been reported as having systemic effects on animals or as having intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract.” —ASPCA

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

Basket of Violets Basket of Violets “This lovely mix of African violets is so much like a flower garden, it’s like bringing a little oasis right inside a home.”

See also: violet and herbs.

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