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Explore the beautiful flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays, including the wild thyme, oxlips, violets, woodbine, musk roses, and eglantine. Discover the sensory imagery and symbolism of these floral treasures that enrich the bard's poetic works.
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Shakespeare’s Flowers By Ellie-May
Thyme I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. A pink version of butter cups.
Oxlips Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. A bit like yellow starfish.
Violets Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. Small pansy like flowers.
Woodbine Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine. A climbing plant with strongly scented flowers.
Musk Roses With sweet musk roses and with eglantine. A sweet smelling sensation. Also known as the field rose.
Eglantine With sweet musk roses and with eglantine. Pretty similar to the musk rose. It is also known as Sweet Briar.
There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight; And there the snake throws her enamell’d skin, Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in.