Larkspur is the common name for flowering plants in the buttercup family. Colors range from a pale pink to deep purple. There is a white variety as well. Larkspur can attain heights up to 7 feet. In the past, the name larkspur has been used interchangeably with the name delphinium, however they are now considered [...]
Ruby comes from the Latin word rubber meaning “more red”. Rubies comes in a many shades of red, it depends on the chromium and iron content of the stone. It is the second hardest mineral known to exist, diamond is the first. Ruby is the traditional, mystical,and ayurvedic birthstone for July and the ayurvedic birthstone for December. Luster: vitreous | Hardness: 9 | Density: [...]
The rose is one of the most popular flowers and by far the most well known. There are even fossil records that show roses existed in prehistoric times. Roses were first cultivated in Asian a little over 5,000 years ago. Red is the color associated with June and means love, respect and I love you. [...]
Moonstones are Potassium Aluminium Silicate. They may be colorless, white, yellow, orange, green, pink or gray. No matter the color they have a white or blue sheen. They may be transparent or translucent or anywhere in-between. The best is considered to be colorless with a blue sheen. Moonstone is the traditional and mystical birthstone for June and the ayurvedic birthstone for September. Luster: [...]
Alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl that actually changes color from green in daylight to red in incandescent light. Discovered in Russian in 1830, alexandrite was named for Czar Alexander II. The Old Russian imperial colors are red and green. Natural alexandrite is extremely rare and hence very expensive. There are many synthetic versions available. [...]
Pearls are formed when an irritant such sand granules are taken in by mollusks. Cultured pearls are created when people introduce the irritant to the mollusks. Pearls are commonly white however they may also be brown, silver, cream, black or pink depending on the type of mollusks and the water it lives in. Pearl is [...]
The Convallaria majalis, commonly know as the lily-of-the-valley, is native to the temperate zones of Eurasia. Majalis means that which belongs to May which is when these flower burst forth. The flowers resemble small white bells, although occasionally they may be another color. In the autumn, the flowers turned into scarlet berries. The sweet scent is [...]
Agate is composed of layers of quartz. Agate is the ayurvedic for May and the mystical birthstone for September. Hardness: 7 | Density: 2.65 – 2.66 Legends & Lore: In general, agate is good for transmutation and is beneficial for stomach problems. Fire agate grounds and balances. Red, orange, yellow, brown agate is good for [...]
The word sapphire comes from the Latin sappheiros meaning blue stone. Sapphire comes in a variety of colors (blue, orange, yellow, violet, green, white and pink). Unless stated otherwise sapphire is understood to be blue. Color changing sapphires vary from blue to violet depending on the light. Sapphire is the traditional for September, the ayurvedic for August, [...]
The flower for April is the sweet pea. Its botanical name is Lathyrus odoratus, Lathyrus meaning pulse and odoratus meaning scented. The sweet pea originated in 17th Italy and comes in purples, pinks, creams and peaches. There are around 150 species of Sweet Pea. Pink is the color for April. Sweet peas in the language of [...]