HERB ROBERT ~ For Steadfastness

HERB ROBERT ~ For SteadfastnessHerb Roberts story is entwined with folklore and superstition. Carried as a charm for luck and fertility, it gathered over a hundred names in Britain alone. It was said to belong to Robin Goodfellow ~ Puck, the hobgoblin. He was sometimes called Robert, a diminutive of Robin, so he would not know he was being spoken of. If treated kindly, Puck might help the household with daily chores; but if brought indoors, his favour could twist to fury ~

offering a little texture without overwhelming a charm

Hallmarked for authenticity

and that eating bread with poppy seeds on New Year’s Eve would bring an abundance for the following year

It is also said to ‘break mother’s heart’ and be unlucky indoors

as attested by the old proverb “Why should a man die who grows sage in his garden

you will be granted both luck and an abundance of extra fragrant flowers

in medieval times washerwoman were known as lavenders

then bury it

According to legend

flower or berry charm to attract the powers of good fortune

whose soldiers added it to their bathwater to increase bravery

hedges of gorse were thought to protect the home against evil and dark fairies