Never-Never Plant Ctenanthe oppenheimiana - A Compendium of Plants

Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020


Never-Never Plant Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

self-love, secrets

This variegated plant has narrow, tricolor, oval-shape leaves. She’s mildly poisonous, so it’s best not to consume her or to let your pets do so. This evergreen perennial is native to Central and South America.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

This plant has no known medicinal properties.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Never-never plant has the ability to take a secret and keep it hidden for you. She disguises truth with all of her beautiful patterns and color, almost like camouflage. If there is something you truly don’t want anyone to know, this is your plant! You can grow her from seed and whisper your secret—as she grows, your secret will be more and more hidden by her roots. If you purchase her as a fully grown plant instead, carefully lift her out of her pot, whisper your secret to her roots, and then repot her, asking her to take this secret and hide it away forever.

PLANT WISDOM

While she is great at hiding deep, dark secrets, never-never plant is also wise and shares the message of self-worth and ambition. She thinks highly of herself—as she should!—and she loves to be around that same energy. She will amplify confident and ambitious vibes, so if you feel like this is something you need in life, place never-never plant near your north-facing window. Within a few days you’ll feel changes in the wind, bringing power into your bones. Keeping her at your workspace will do the same; place a quartz crystal in her pot to amplify her energies. She doesn’t intrude without permission, but if you invite her into your dreams, she will have you dreaming of the life you want, which will help you in your manifesting work.