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Lesser Celandine

The lesser celandine (Ranunculus fascaria) is a member of the buttercup family that grows in woods, grassland, alongside streams and as a garden weed. It has been used by herbalists to treat scrofula and morę recently, haemorrhoids. The poet William Wordsworth wrote: ‘There is a flower, the lesser celandine/ That shrinks, like many morę, from cold and rain/ And, the firm moment that the sun may shine/ Bright as the sun himself, ’tis out again!’ The card in this project shows a two-spot ladybird visiting the plant.

You will need

Basic equipment (page 6) A5 folded card Tracing paper Quilling papers: 2mm (/uin) green for stems and leaves

3mm (‘/ein) bright yellow for petals

3mm ('/ein) soft green for flower centres

The pot tern for the Lesser Celandine quiihng, sho<vn fuli size.

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3 mm ('/«in) red for ladybird wngs 5mm (³/i*in) bright yellow for fringed flower centres 3mm ('/ein) black for ladybirdshead and spots Pine permanent marker

Pin p/ocements for leaf huskings. 2

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Leaf 2

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Leaf 3

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