For remembrance. Symbol of fidelity.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Wisdom + longevity. Sage burning to clear bad energy.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Courage + bravery. Roman soldiers bathed in thyme before battle.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Hospitality + renewal. Plant outside the kitchen door for visitors.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Hope + the heart. Symbol of May Day in British tradition.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Bonds of love. Hung over doorways at weddings.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Tranquility + cleansing. Roman bath ingredient (lavare = "to wash").

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Best wishes + love. In Italy, a pot at the window invites suitors.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Healing + courage. Achilles used it on his soldiers' wounds.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Constancy + endurance. Cures + remedies across European folk medicine.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Patience + soothing. The "doctor plant" — said to heal neighboring plants.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)

Affection + protection. Druidic plant; survives through winter.

Folk + Victorian herbal traditions (public domain)