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| Scleranthus Scleranthus annus (green) |
| Flower Facts: Scleranthus blooms from May to August. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. This little species is easily overlooked in fields because of their small size. Its little green flowers are also easily missed. The plant, however, is easily identifited once you spot it because of its linear leaves and green flowers. This species has a weak tap root from which the branched stems may spread along the ground or ascend. What appear to be petals are in fact the spreading sepals which are triangular; true petals are entirely lacking. A population of annual scleranthus is likely to be divided into plants with three different life strategies: winter annuals, which germinate in the autumn, survive the winter as small, grass-like seedlings, flower the following summer, then die in the late summer; summer annuals which will survive the winter as seeds, and a small proportion of biennials, which grow for two seasons before flowering. Regardless of strategy, flowering occurs from the end of May to the end of August. Even though this is a long flowering season and there would be plenty of time to attract insects to cross-pollinate plants, this species makes little effort to do so, instead flowers automatically self-pollinate. Seeds may persist for years in the soil. |
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| Flower Meaning: Balance, Breakthrough, Choice, Confidence, and Desire |
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| Bloom and Blossom: The experience of living on Earth is one of duality; the soul must constantly learn to establish its own inner balance through the tension of polarity. The individual who needs Scleranthus finds this level of inner activity to be very painful and challenging. Subconsciously, such a person longs for wholeness as a given external condition of life, not realizing that a far greater wholeness is achieved through the ability to chose and define who one is. Such individuals are by nature introverted and would prefer a quiet existence, but because of the need in their souls to evolve, they are often caught in one turmoil-creating incident or another. They tend to vacillate when making choices, and can postpone major, life-directing decisions for years. This extreme uncertainty drains the soul of much vitality and energy, and can permeate even into the physical body with numerous illnesses, especially characterized by a continual shifting of physical states and symptoms. The Scleranthus flower helps such souls toward greater decisiveness and clarity of purpose. This enables the Self to make choices not only at the obvious, symptomatic level; but at a deeper level where the soul learns to choose greater involvement in its experience of earthly life. The color that represents Scleranthus is green. The positive qualities of Scleranthus are: Decisiveness, inner resolve, and ability to weigh choices and make judgments. |
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