Black Hills Flower Essences

A

Alsike Clover

Honest Sweetness

Express feelings, appreciating life

Being sweet, but faking it, doubting others 

Aspen (Quaking)

Overcoming

Calming in frightful situations

Trembling with fear, muteness, inability to move

B

Blackeyed Susan 

Abundance

Living as if you had it all already

Believe in disease, hard work and lack

Black Hills Cedar Tree 

Releasing

Clearing clutter, inside and out

Holding on to the old believe systems

Black Hills Pine Tree

Expansion

Explorer, new opportunities, curiosity

Stuck in life, self doubt, envy, stubborn

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Lightness of Life

Feeling uplifted in every event, patience

Having to do it all by yourself

Bluebell (Harebell)

Clarity

Physically and emotionally centered

Stage fright, overwhelming fear w/o cause

Blue Flag Iris

Inspired Artistry

Creativity, in touch with higher self 

Life feels dull, spectator consciousness

Blue Mustard 

Opportunist

Visualizing and creating a better future

Fear of the future, accidents and disease

Butte Marigold

Pioneer Spirit

Can be happy with little resources

Worries about everything, victim of life

C

Chiming Bells (Bluebells)

Easy Breathing

Considering the effect of one's words

Making assumptions w/o having the facts

Chokecherry

Full of Heart

Belief in the best outcome for all

Burnt out, exhaustion, toxic memories

Columbine (Wild Blue)

Gifted Speaker

Trust in inner guidance, natural leader

Follower, fence sitter, resenting orders

Common Yarrow 

Self Preservation

Good instincts, sexual balance, grounded 

Allowing others to drain them, abused

Dame’s Rocket 

Emotional Healing

Letting go of the past, being at peace

Overwhelming negative memories

Darkthroat Shooting Star

Clairvoyance

Remembering the ancient and the new

Nightmares, fear of darkness, blind sighted

E

Elephant Rock Spring Water

Grounding

Harmony and balance on all levels

Disconnected from own reality, aging

Evening Primrose 

Commitment

Being completely involved in own life

Fear of failure and rejection, side liner

F

Field Milkvetch

Simplicity

Seeking the beauty in every detail of life

Need to impress others, arrogance

Firewheel (Blanketflower)

Humbleness

No need to explain, defend or excuse self

Religious dogmas, feeling less than others

G

Gayfeather (Dotted)

Surrender

Good Luck Charm, taking leap of faith

Afraid to loose control, mental poverty

Goldenpea

Laughter

Ability to laugh about self, humor

Difficulty accepting self and others

Goldenrod

Forgiving

Brings balance into physical affairs

Vengeful, punishing self, slow to recover

Golden Willow

Detoxification

Ability to bend not break, true grief

Shock, loosing touch with life and people

Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily 

Angelic Connection

Kundalini rising through all Chakras

Running from life's beauty, abandoning self

H

Hollyhock

Joyfulness

The inner light shines bright, fun loving

Working hard, inflexible, stubborn, moody

Honeysuckle (Wild)

Adaptability

Learning from the past, capable, genuine

Unable to forgive and forget, envy, fear

Horsemint

Visionary Channel

Messengers. Shining light for others.

Clouded awareness, belief in old ways, denial

L

Large Beardtongue

Centeredness

Setting clear, loving goals, feeling free 

Life dreams staying out of reach

Lilac Bush (Old Domestic)

Uplifting Spirit

Feeling of renewal, energized, friends

Expecting the worst possible outcome

Longspur Violet

Charity

Feeling appreciated and noticed, sharing

Giving in to exhaustion, envy, jealousy, greed

Low Fleabane

Mourning

Savoring great memories, story teller

Inability to move forward in life, blame 

Low Larkspur

Spiritual Leadership

Connecting with the souls true magic 

Burdensome dutifulness, inability to inspire

M

Man's Sage

Ceremony

Purification of mind and body

Fight or Flight response against social restraint 

Monkshood (Northern Blue)

Realignment

Active restoration of body, and mind

Being thrown off balance, feeling really sick

Morning Glory (Bush)

Liberator

Courage, clarity, trust, love for all of life

Fear of being deceived, living lack 

Mullein

Emotional Balance

Feeling of protection and comfort

Chronic insecurity, playing it safe, nervous

N

Northern Bedstraw

Blending

Being comfortable in the background

Need to stand out, even using disease to do so.

Northern Bog Violet

Sharing

Sharing from the heart with a smile

Feeling offended, retreating inside, hoarding

O

Ox-Eyed Daisy

Divine Messenger

Allows divine messages to be received

Closed towards intuition, does not trust 

P

Paperbirch

Interconnection

Knowing the connection to all creation

Feeling left out, alone, dependent, victim

Pincushion Cactus

Soul Guide

Transforming the essence of all waters

Emotional overwhelm, cannot cry

Prairie Chickweed

Love

In sync with humanity, team player

No one else can do it right, hating own limits

Prairie Crocus

Endurance

Ability to go on where others give up

Lack of faith in oneself and others, courage

Prairie Rose 

Perseverance

Patience, overcoming severe life changes

Thin skinned, shy, easy to retreat, suicidal

Prairie Smoke

Harmony

Sexuality brought to a higher level

Dysfunctional relationships, violence

Pricklypoppy

Tenderness

Protective of loved ones, caring, sensual

Offensive, defensive, cynical, hurtful words

Purple Cone Flower

Breakthrough

Stimulates self – healing, momentum 

End-of-the rope feeling, frozen in fear

Pussytoes

Soothing Dreams

Releasing old, subconscious dramas

Nightmares, night sweats, waking up often

R

Ragwort

Boundaries

Setting healthy boundaries, clarity

Creating barriers, separation, narrow minded

S

Spiderwort

Intuition

Premonitions, gut feeling instincts, kind

Superstitious, doubt, mistrust, primal fears

Spikenard

Inspiration

Insight and awareness flowing freely

Making assumptions, quick to blame others

Star of Bethlehem

Healing Karma

Forgiving all judged aspects of self 

Constant replay of past traumas in the mind

Stinging Nettle

Attention

Consciously being in the present

Neglecting feelings, living in the past or future

Sulfur Paintbrush

Respect

Recognizing the master in self and others

Exploiting friends, insecure, domestic violence

Sunflower (Annual)

Pleasure

Natural rhythms of activity and rest

Unable to enjoy or find pleasure, restlessness

T

Threenerve Fleabane 

Tolerance

Sees God's greatness in everyone

Ready to war over causes, perfectionism

W

Waivyleaf Thistle

Balanced Body

Brings physical and emotional balance 

Immobility, imbalanced views, PTSD

White Geranium 

Transparency

Gentle illumination of painful memories

Old issues turned bitter, running on empty

White Prairie Aster

Acceptance

Allowing abundance and prosperity 

Feeling small and unworthy of receiving 

Wild Bergamot 

Visionary Healer

Seeing only health and well-being

Looking for flaws to fix, caregiver syndrome

Wild Blue Flax 

Compassion

Courage to belief in everyone’s free will

Judgmental, denying one’s individuality

Wild Plum

Inner Beauty

Inspiring, sharing, humble, service in joy

Outside beauty, falling for false compliments

Wild Strawberry

Team Player

Physical wellness, motivated by sports 

Uncomfortable in own body, overachiever

Wild Tiger Lily

The Gifted Child

Artistic, talented, enjoys performing 

Shrinks when not allowed to follow talents

Woman's Sage

Natural Cycles

Wisdom of the Crone, natural activity flow 

Resenting changes, control, restless, afraid to age

Wood Sorrel

Lucid Dreaming

Gift of visualization, manifesting dreams

Hiding gift of premonitions, afraid of dreams

Wooly Vervain

Grace

Elegant, polite, positively determined

Life events moving too slow or too quickly

Y

Yellow Rose

Willfulness

Courage, robust, overcoming uprooting 

Responding to stress with, fear and pain

Yellow Wood Violet

Contentment

Being at ease and peace with life, hobbies

Disconnected from world outside the home

Yucca

Goddess Emerging

Focused on the soul’s birth vision

Lost in darkness, lack of spiritual direction