When I mention to people that the Bach Flowers can be used for plants, they are often surprised.
Bach Flowers for plants requires a lot of guesswork and if the wrong remedy/remedies are chosen they will do no harm. Rescue Remedy is a good choice when in doubt of which remedies to use. Simply place 10 drops in a watering can or a few drops to a vase of cut flowers.
Below are some common situations that the suggested remedies may prove useful.
DEHYDRATION
Oak to support the struggle
Olive to give energy
Rock Rose or Mimulus for fear of death
Wild Rose for resignation
Willow for self-pity
FAILURE TO THRIVE
Clematis to bring the plant to the present
Gentian to give encouragement
Gorse to give hope and the will to live
Hornbeam to get the plant started
Wild Rose to remove apathy
Wild Oat to give a sense of purpose
FLOWERS AND FRUIT, LACK OF
Centuary to allow the plant to stand up to pests etc
Crab Apple to promote self-acceptance by the plant
Gentian to give encouragement
Hornbeam to provide the energy needed to get started
Olive if the plant is exhausted after years of flowering or fruiting
PESTS, FUNGUS, ROT ETC.
Agrimony for feelings of torture
Centuary to help stand up to the infestation
Crab Apple as a cleanser
Star of Bethlehem for shock
PHYSICAL DAMAGE
Rescue Cream as a salve
Star of Bethlehem for shock
TRANSPLANTING
Honeysuckle to help the plant let go of the past
Star of Bethlehem for shock
Walnut for change
Try watering the remedies into the new hole before you put the plant in
Dosage
Treatment bottle for general use for plants: - two drops (four drops of Rescue Remedy) of up to seven remedies in a mixing bottle of water. Four drops from the treatment bottle can be added to a mister or a watering can. Repeat as often as necessary.
For a whole flowerbed - add the remedies to a watering can - five drops of each selected remedy and/or ten drops of Rescue Remedy. Water all around the plant - remedies will stay in the soil and the plant will gradually absorb them.
Single plants- Two drops of individual remedies (four or Rescue Remedy).
For a list of the 38 remedies and their indications - 38 remedies
