I think the Artemisia Absinthium or Wormwood is a good match for Severus Snape. Its leaves are silvery green and covered with silvery trichomes, so it's got the Slytherin colors down. (Also, it has special oil producing glands, for that extra special shine.) Wormwood grows naturally on uncultivated, arid lands, which represents Snape's rather sad childhood, and on rocky ground, which represents the difficulties in his life.
Wormwood is a symbol of bitterness, and its secretions can actually keep other plants around it from blooming (poor little potions students). But it's also a key ingredient in absinthe and is used as a flavoring in other spirits and wines. This fits because while Snape's bitterness may be hard for some to stomach, he certainly is worth savoring to others.
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Date: 2010-07-28 01:56 am (UTC)Wormwood is a symbol of bitterness, and its secretions can actually keep other plants around it from blooming (poor little potions students). But it's also a key ingredient in absinthe and is used as a flavoring in other spirits and wines. This fits because while Snape's bitterness may be hard for some to stomach, he certainly is worth savoring to others.
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