Bladder Campion is an herbaceous, non-native, perennial of the Pink (Carnation) family. When dried, its globes make a beautiful addition to dried flower arrangements.
Fun Fact: One of its fanciful names is “Maiden’s Tears”. It is a very old, European folkloric name, inspired by the way the delicate, inflated, pinkish pods look like teardrops hanging from the stems giving this beauty a lovely, historic charm.
The Meadow’s Paper Lanterns
— Maiden’s Tears —
Delicate globes of blush and white,
Like paper lanterns filled with light,
They dangle low on slender stems,
The meadow’s hidden, quiet gems.
A gentle breeze begins to sigh,
And star-burst flowers face the sky,
Escaping from their inflated vest,
To dance among the clover’s breast.
Though wild and wandering in their ways,
They steal the golden summer days—
A whimsical, pale-pink design,
Where fields and fairy worlds entwine.
’Til next time, y’all…
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