Oracles of Maryland

Tulip Poplar: Radiant ascender, fast to transform, anchored in light

American Beech: Timeless presence, thoughtful witness, quiet strength

Mountain Laurel: Beautiful but bristled, dangerously elegant, boundaried with bloom

Joe‑Pye Weed: Messy and magnetic, tall-hearted empath, calls in beauty from chaos

Black‑Eyed Susan: Scrappy joy bringer, sun-loving realist, grit with giggles

Pawpaw: Secret sweetness, deep-feeling introvert, grows in shadows, nourishes in silence

Sweetbay Magnolia: Soft mystic, scented presence, glows in quiet

Devil’s Walkingstick: Thorned priestess, wild protector, power dressed in spines

Jack-in-the-Pulpit: Shadow speaker, hidden dramatist, sacred weirdo in the woods

Swamp Rose Mallow: Big-hearted diva, bold through the muck, glamorous and grounded