6 MORE flowers that attract fairies to your fairy garden

Image by Maryna on Adobe Stock.

​If you enjoyed one of my latest articles, “8 Flowers that Attract Fairies to Your Fairy Garden”, here are six more fairy flowers for your garden!

Interest in fairy gardens has been growing for quite a while now, and the trend shows no sign of stopping any time soon! The act of creating a fairy garden awakens the inner child, providing an escape from the problems of the mundane and sometimes stressful world around us. And it’s a gift that keeps on giving! Once you create the garden, it becomes a refuge where you can escape from it all and let your imagination out of the box. 

​I have been experimenting with my fairy gardens, and—being a lifelong lover of fairy tales—it got me thinking about the types of flowers fairies might like in their garden.  I’m sharing some of my research with you to help you on your way to creating a fairy-friendly garden!

Columbine

Columbine is a beautiful, graceful flower that reminds me of the layers on a fairy dress! The flower is closely associated with women and sensuality and symbolizes the balance between fragility and strength. The word Columbine has a Latin root that means “dove” which symbolizes peace, but the flower also has associations with the eagle and war. This duality in meaning is also reflected in other names for this flower, such as Granny’s Bonnet and Lion’s Herb. Plant this stunning flower in your garden to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees…and fairies!

Image by Paul McGowan on Pixabay.

Pansies

Pansies are such sweet, colorful flowers! You can often find them growing wild just about anywhere, especially in shady or tucked-away places where the fairy folk like to hide. Other names this flower may go by are Johnny Jump-ups or Viola. Symbolically, the flower represents the act of reflection or remembrance, keeping someone in your thoughts. In folklore, pansies can attract love or make someone fall in love with you and are known to ward off bad spirits and evil spells. Look at the flower petals from a certain angle and see a fairy face staring back at you! This is a must-have flower for your fairy garden!

Image by Manfred-Richter on Pixabay.

Petunias

Petunias (with their velvety petals) are a visually stunning and aromatic addition to any fairy garden! This flower symbolizes positive vibes of well-being and friendship, and is thought to repel negative energy and evil spirits. A garden filled with petunias will invite wonder, inspiration, and creative ideas. These beautiful flowers also attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Any fairy would feel quite at home surrounded by a patch of petunias!

Purple and white petunia. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

​Snapdragons

Snapdragons (also known as dog flower, dragon flower, or lion’s mouth) symbolize peace, grace, and inner strength. In folklore, this flower wards off spells and evil spirits, attracts positive vibes, and provides magical protection. The curly petals of the snapdragon attract bees…and—of course—fairies!

Image by Hans on Pixabay.

Tulips

What would be a fairy garden without tulips?! Fairies have been known to hide or sleep inside the tulip flowers, away from the prying eyes of us humans. They even use these flowery havens as cribs for their infants. But the tulip is not just significant to fairies…According to old superstitions, tulips symbolize luck, abundance, love, and declaring new love. So plant a few in or near your fairy garden for your special guest!

Image by neirfy on Pixabay.

Violets

Violets have powerful symbolism, and any garden would be bare without them! In many traditions, violets are associated with transformation and the cycles of life, birth, and rebirth. This flower can also represent new love. The magical and mystical time of twilight--when the veil between worlds is thin, as they say—is also closely associated with violets. This is the perfect flower for your resident fairy for easy travel between here and the Otherworld, and a must-have plant for a magical fairy garden! 

Image by perlphoto on Adobe Stock.

So there are six more flowers that you can plant in your fairy garden to attract the fae folk. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first article with eight flowers that attract fairies, the link is down below! 

Happy planting! (And say hi to the fairies for me!)

​Related blogs you may want to read:
8 flowers that attract fairies to your fairy garden
Who are the Irish fairies?
10 essential elements for a magical outdoor fairy garden
A brief history of the origins of fairy gardens
My spring 2022 indoor fairy gardens
Spring makeover for my indoor fairy gardens
My outdoor fairy garden

​Sources:
https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/2019/05/wildflower-season.html 
https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/2019/05/wildflower-lore.html 
https://theforestfairy.com/flowers-that-attract-and-welcome-the-fairies-into-your-garden/ 
https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3028
https://greenwitchfarm.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-columbine/
https://amovitam.ca/the-fairy-in-the-pansy-flower/
https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@yidneth/violas-and-pansies-folklore-mythology-legends-and-properties-of-these-beautiful-flowers 
https://www.petalrepublic.com/petunia-meaning/ 
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/snapdragon-meaning-symbolism-and-proper-occasions/