Moon Day 29
Starts Feb 26, 2025 06:19 AM
Ends Feb 27, 2025 06:49 AM
One of the darkest days of the Lunar Calendar. Strong protection from dark energy is required; meditate, burn incense, and bathe or shower before bed to wash away negative influences. Avoid confrontations with other people.
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| Wingstem (10.07.2024) |
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Wingstem (10.07.2024)
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Wingstem, a true native of the Alleghenies, beloved by bees and butterflies.
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| White aster (10.17.2024) |
A native of North America that now occurs in Eurasia.
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| Purple deadnettle colony (04.06.2025) |
An invasive plant from Eurasia. Can occur in large colonies that drive out other plants. One of the first plants to appear in spring, as early as mid-March in the Cumberland area. It does has its fans among Foragers, who gather the new leaves and flowers in prodigious amounts. Purple Deadnettle Smoothies, anyone? Bees love it too.
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Purple deadnettle (04.06.2025)
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| Multiflora rose (05.27.2024) |
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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Grows in profusion along the GAP. Native of East Asia; China, Korea, Japan. Introduced as a ornamental. Now considered invasive in many areas. Subject to eradication in some jurisdictions. Goats love it, however, and the hips can be used to make a vitamin C-rich tea.
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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Multiflora rose (05.27.2024)
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See Wanders on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Bike Trail between Cumberland, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Cumberland to Frostburg, including Towns of Cumberland, Mount Savage, and Frostburg.
