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Herbarium>Medicinal Herbs> Healing Herbs> Daylong Flower


The flowers of the Daylong, tiny blossoms in bright yellow, purple and blue, growing along their short stems are a common enough sight throughout eastern and central Santharia. The bolstering effect of the leaves of this plant is often prescribed as a remedy for those suffering from Sleep-Ill.

Description
The stem of a Daylong flower stands some two palmspans tall, with a cluster of broad green leaves at the bottom, leaving plenty of room for upwards of a dozen tiny flowers. Depending on the region the flower is growing, these flowers may have a different colour than others. Flowers grown in Sanguia tend to be purple, while the Manthrian province produces bright blue flowers. The flowers cultivated in the Vale of the Brownies by the Llaoihrr are bright orange and those growing closer to Ximax have been known to be a cheerful shade of yellow, and these plants are said to produce the best tea.

The flowers of the Daylong are only a few nailsbredths in size, and are bell-shaped, hanging downwards on the stem of the flower. The blossoms number anywhere between twelve and twenty to a single stem, often appearing in "triangular" clusters of three all at the same height.

The leaves of the Daylong Flower, from which the medicine is derived are roughly a half palmspan across and a full palmspan long. These leaves possess thin, almost sharp, edges like those of some wild grasses, and a thick centre, which is the source of Daylong Tea.

Territory
Daylongs grow throughout Central Sarvonia, from the tip of Xaramon, across Sanguia and to the eastern coasts of Manthria. They are known to best grow in shade in close proximity to water. One can find clouds of Daylong Flowers bursting along the side of the Mashdai resevoir and it's tributaries, while the flower is less abundant in the west. The sole exception to this is the Vale of the Brownies where the Llaoihrr brownies have been known to cultivate small groups of Daylong Flowers for use in festivals.

Daylong Flowers do not grow well in dry soil or in direct sunlight. In fact, an interesting side-effect of overexposure to the sun is that Daylong flowers will turn white. Purple flowers are particularly susceptible to this condition which is thought to weaken the medicinal properties of the plant.

Usages
The primary use of the Daylong Flowers is as a remedy to various sleep related ailments. Trimming the leaves of the flower back to the center and boiling them produces a startlingly green "tea". Nothing is to be added to this tea, since it apparently weakens the bitter brew's potency. Daylong Tea is most often given to sufferers of Sleep-Ill, to help them stay awake, but it is favoured by watchmen and scholars as well, since it helps them in their often late pursuits. The Laoihrr Brownies of the Vale cultivate small groups of Daylong Flowers for use at festivals. The brew created by the Bubbler Clan is said to be quite potent, almost distilled in some cases where someone has gotten "adventurous" with the number of leaves to be put in the mixture.

Imbibers and healers should be well warned that Daylong Tea should only be consumed in an amount of no more than two tots day. The drink seems to have an arvious property and many find themselves with a growing habit should they abuse the substance. In addition the effects of Daylong Tea may begin to lessen with each dose, should one exceed the the recommended dosage.

The flowers of the Daylong themselves are favoured by many, since they tend to grow so abundantly and are used to add colour to bouquets. Some gardeners have been known to grow Daylong flowers in the sunlight for the express purpose of "bleaching" the flowers to use in bouquets, while most prefer the bright blue "Manthrian" Daylongs. The orange Daylongs grown by the Vale brownies are used exclusively as hats during festival time. Those who wear bleached hats are unmarried and use their plain hats to indicate this. These flowery caps do not last long after being picked, and when the hats have wilted the festival is often considered to have started to end.

Reproduction
The seeds of the Daylong flower are released during the late summer, when the flowers begin to wilt. The seeds are hidden behind the base of the flowers, just on the outside of the stem as they mature. These seeds often find themselves deposited in waterways, where they float along to another section of the bank and colonize the area within a few seasons. For this reason, birds can often be seen to "eat" the flower petals, which appears to be another method of transplanting the seeds from place to place. The seeds are notoriously hard to digest, and will be deposited by the birds when they defecate.

Myth/Lore
The Daylong Flower is named for the properties of the brew made from it's leaves, which allow the imbiber to stay awake "all day long". Some warn that overuse of Daylong Tea may cause the drinker to fall victim to longer and longer periods of sleep until they eventually fail to wake up.

The poem included has not been attributed to an author, but it is presumed that they partook of at least some Daylong Tea to describe it's effects.

I hear the chilly nightwinds blow
Above, the round white moon's a-glow.
My thought run wild; I can't lie still
Though I should be asleep, I know.

I rise, glance quickly where the spill
of moonlight washes o'er the hill
I dress and walk into the night
go past the houses, past the mill

Into a meadow where my sight
Is filled with Daylong blossoms bright
Into the fertile field I creep
and steal a stalk of ample height.

I bring it swiftly to my keep
The leaves I cut, then boil and steep--
Until the plant once under toe
At last allows me peaceful sleep.

[seth ghibta]

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Basic Overview of the Plant
The Daylong Flower is a variety of long stemmed flower growing throughout south-eastern Santharia. It is noted for the sleep-staving properties that it's leaves can create when brewed as a tea. maybe an extra sentence here with something less key, but interesting. the point of this section is to draw the reader in. also, you don't i think, need a heading for the overview, as you don't in most entries.

Description

The Daylong Flower has a long stem, ending in a series of bright, bell shaped flowers in pink, blue or purple. There can be perhaps two dozen of these flowers to a stem, which range from a palmspan to three palmspans in height. The bottom of these stems is where the leaves may be found. These leaves are short and somewhat prickly on one side. prickly as in spiny or as in hairy? They have a bitter taste if eaten, but can be brewed to make tea. seeds - what do they look like, if visible? what shape are the leaves? does it grow in large drifts or more singly? if so, what do they look like?

Territory

The Daylong Flower grows throughout south-eastern Santharia, though it prefers shadowed< consider shady areas with moist soil, and can often be found growing along riverbanks. this is a very broad area. consider highlighting certain regions where it's particularly abundant, or absent for some reason.

Usages

The Daylong Flower itself,<remove comma is often used in bouquets to add colour, and it's< remove apostrophe leaves are dried and brewed to make Daylong Tea, the sound of that word is quite oriental, no? you might want to blur it into something like Dalong, or even Dlong, but that's just a suggestion, which is known to stave off sleeping<tiredness or drowsiness might fit better.. Daylong Tea is often prescribed to sufferer's<remove apostrophe of Sleep-Ill to help them avoid sudden attacks of sleeping. The tea itself is often drunk cold, with a generous helping of sugar, since it can be quite bitter. could it be distilled or concentrated, maybe into some kind of syrup, which would keep longer and be easier to add to different kinds of food? again, only a suggestion.

Reproduction

Each flower on the stem of a Daylong flower hides underneath it a seed. what does it look like? When the season turns, which season? spring/ summer? autumn/winter? the flowers drop and the seeds fall with them, hidden from animals by the petals. do you mean that the seed grows in the centre of the petals, like a poppysedd shaker, or actually underneath the flower? that would be harder to acheive, as usually seeds grow from the reproductive parts of the flower in the centre. that said, it's by no means impossible, but could do with clarification.Daylongs themselves are perrenial plants, if able to put down deep roots in the right soil, so a few wild Daylongs might eventually blanket part of a river bend within the space of a few years.

it's a good solid start, but it feels a little too funcional, if you know what i mean. latching onto a single great image, or pointless but randomly weird fact about thm, that you can explore a little in several of the sections, would make it feel more of an individual entry. what things eat it, and how does it defend against such predators? the reproduction mechanism where the seeds are buried under petals reminded me of seeing macaques eating fistfuls of cherry blossoms. maybe the flowers are distasteful or mildly poisonous, or those prickly leaves stick in the throat unless crushed lightly beforehand? i leave it to your imagination.

[Sivartius]

A good entry, fucused clearly on the herbalist, not the gardener. I have a couple questions you might consider addressing.

• These "bell shaped flowers", do they hang like bluebells, or are they held up strait like violets.
• What type of soil do they best grow in? Should they be planted in loam, clay, chalky, sandy, or even rocky soil? Or does the soil make any difference?
• How does it have a bitter astringent taste, or something more mild? Is it sweetened with something like sugar, honey, or molasses? Or is it drunk "black"?
• How is it polinated? Is it polinated by bees, or moths, or butterflies, or some other insect, or by some mammal, or the wind?
• What are its natural enemies? What creepy crawlies just love to eat Daylong Flower? How about fungases and desieses? Your gardeners will want to know.
• Are there any plants that will/will not grow in proximity to Daylong Flower?

It's a good entry, but it could be a terrific entry.

[Valan Nonesuch]

Inital edits are in RED and cookies for both Sivartius and Seth for dropping in and commenting.

[Sivartius]

*chew chew chew swallow*
These are good, thanks. What kind are they?

[Decipher Ziron]

Marmarran Spice

I'll give this a look over in a few minutes ok Valan?

[Decipher Ziron]

a) Categorization
Herbarium>Medicinal Herbs> Healing Herbs> Dayflower



The Daylong Flower is a variety of long stemmed flower growing throughout south-eastern Santharia (which provinces? Sarvonia is much longer than it is wide, so south-eastern is quite a broad description. Plus, by being more specific, you could include specific tribes that relate to it in some way  ) . It is noted for the sleep-staving properties that it's leaves can create when brewed as a tea (again, try and weave more of caelereth into this, is it illegal in some Southern cities like Strata for any addictive qualities? Do some portions of the stuff get on ships to Aca-Santerra, creating alot of weak-eyed Nybelmarians? Maybe the tea requires other local ingredients to work effectively? I'm no Sarvonian expert, but I think touches like this would add to the santharian-credibility of your writing  )

Why is it called Daylong?

c) Description
The Daylong Flower has a long stem, ending in a series of bright, bell shaped flowers in pink, blue or purple (any regional variation? You know, the further south you get the more blue? Could make some interesting expressions e.g. 'We're still a few Daylongs from Thalambath')  ). There can be perhaps two dozen of these flowers to a stem, which range from a palmspan to three palmspans in height. The flowers hang downwards. The base of each of these flowers conceals a seed The bottom of these stems is where the leaves, used for brewing Daylong Tea, may be found. The leaves are a deep shade of green, and prickly with short hairs on the outside and a sharp edge (like cacti?).

d) Territory
The Daylong Flower grows throughout south-eastern Santharia, though it prefers shadowed areas with moist soil, and can often be found growing along riverbanks (Can it not grow in other places or are these just the most common?) . The flower is particularly abundant in Manthria, and can be found the length of the Mashdai.

Wouldn't people try and grow it in greenhouses maybe? Maybe its unsuccessful for some sort of meterological reason?

e) Usages
The Daylong Flower itself is often used in bouquets to add colour (By who? Tribes Tribes Tribes!) , and its leaves are dried and brewed to make Daylong Tea, which is known to stave off sleep. Daylong Tea is often prescribed to sufferers of Sleep-Ill (perhaps briefly explain what that is?) to help them avoid sudden attacks of sleeping. The tea itself is often drunk cold, with a generous helping of sugar, since it can be quite bitter. Preparing the leaves is a long process, since they need to be trimmed down.

Is the Daylong Tea expensive? It seems like it has a very niche market and isnt very easy to make....

f) Reproduction
Each flower on the stem of a Daylong flower hides underneath it a dark brown seed. When the season turns from summer to autumn, the flowers drop and the seeds fall with them hidden from animals by the petals. Daylongs themselves are perennial plant, which grow deep roots in soft, moist riverbank soil, so a few wild Daylongs might eventually blanket part of a river bend within the space of a few years.

NO MYTH AND LORE!

You have such an interesting little plant with so much potential for lore! Maybe some people believe if you take for too long you develop a 'sleep debt' and have to make up for the difference, causing you to sleep for the rest of your life? I dont kow which Gods are prevalent where, but maybe it was considered a gift from Arvins to allow hunters to work through the night, or more directly something from Nehtor due to its healing capacities...Maybe some say it was made to spite Etherus, so that cuckolded men could stay awake and watch their unscrupulous wives all night  !


Anyway Valan, this is a quaint little entry and shows alot of promise. I was VERY disappointed by its lack of myth/lore, but otherwise its a nice piece of writing!

Well Done

[Sivartius]

Is it maybe called Daylong because it keeps you awake "the whole day long?"

Also, tea fell out of favor in America, and coffea took it's place because of the East India Tea Company and the American Revolution. Are their any simmilar cultural prejudices against it anywhere? There's a good tie in with region and history.

Also, are their any different breeds/species that might produce a different taste? Is anyone trying (perhaps unsuccessfully) to breed out the bitter taste?

What animals are connected with it? Do cows eat it? How about rabbits or deer? Is it bitter enough that animals avoid it? What animals/bugs/insects polinate it?

[seth ghibta]

when i first read the name of this flower the first thing that popped into my head was celandines, which only open their flowers in the day, and follow the sun with their flowers as it traves across the sky. if you wanted something extra to add, you could stick something like that on, maybe even go into floral clocks...

[Valan Nonesuch]

I'll eventually need to start looking into herbivores, though perhaps having animals raised for their milk eat it could produce a similar effect to dandelions? Ze edits are in YELLOW

[Valan Nonesuch]

Additional edits (including a myth/lore section) in ORANGE
I've made something of a dangerous assumption that there is more daylight in the summer on the disc like on Earth. Please tell me if I'm wrong or not.

[Valan Nonesuch]

Not to blow my own horn, so to speak, but with the update approaching and all, I'd appreciate some feedback.

[Sivartius]

It looks good to me. I can't think of anything that needs to be done. If you are looking for something more, do you know if we have something like the arctic circle here? A place where the sun never rises in winter and never sets in summer? I wonder how the daylong plant would grow there?

[Valan Nonesuch]

It wouldn't Siv, it wouldn't.

[Ta'lia of the Seven Jewels]

Myth:


Hi Valan, just wanted to point out to you, that we don't have a varying daylength, it is always 12 hours. That's because we live on a disk and not an inklined sphere . Look here

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