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“Growing sunflowers in your garden, especially in the front of your home, is said to bring all sorts of good luck. They dispel pests and negative energies as well. Marigolds do much the same, but to a lesser degree. If you cut down a sunflower at sunset at the winter solstice, and then make a wish, it is supposed to come true before the next sunset!”

–The Magical Garden: Spells, Charms, and Lore for Magical Gardens and the Curious Gardeners Who Tend Them by Sophia Sargent