First Stirrings - The Plant Oracle

Soooo, this is what I've got so far:

Yucca – Old Age
Garlic - Protection
Banana - Specialization
Coffee - Energy
Dandelion - Adaptability
Ginseng - Manhood
Mint
Tobacco - Grounding
Dill - Air
Rose - Art
Bamboo - Renewal
Corn - Earth
Arnica
Cayenne Pepper - Anger
Prickly Pear - Defense
Marijuana - Reputation
Flax
Cinnamon - Fire
Aloe
Soy Bean - Progress
Cotton
Rosemary
St John's Wort - Grief
Patchouli - Secrets
Sunflower - Abundance
Strawberry - Happiness
Coconut
Hops - Recreation
Clover - Nature
Bay - Achievement
Lotus - Spirituality
Venus Flytrap - Obstacles
Mugwort - Dreams
Ginger
Elder - Magic
Tea - Career
Echinacea
Saffron - Luck
Papyrus - History
Black Cohosh - Womanhood
Melissa
Passionflower
Hibiscus - Love
Yam - Nourishment
Licorice
Tiger Lily - Sex
Ivy - Education
Sage - Purification
Holly
Borage - Strength
Pasque Flower
Lavender - Rejuvenation
Grape - Sacrifice
Sensitive Plant - Retreat
Lithops - Deception

I've had to set up some boundaries - no trees, fungi or algae. I'm also sticking to 60 cards. Any less & it's not enough, any more and... it'd be so easy for me to end up with an encyclopedic oracle deck, comprising thousands of plants living and extinct, each with their own key words, interpretations and suggestions for incorporating into one's daily life.

Giving myself some boundaries makes it more challenging, too. I'm trying not to have too many 'domestic' plants, trying not to have them all be North American plants, or plants that I'm familiar and comfortable with, or even necessarily like - I hate licorice. I think it's disgusting (same goes for anise, fennel & most other 'licorice-flavored' things), but it's a good plant with its own unique personality. So in it goes.

Of course, the hardest part will be the art. I can draw plants. Perfectly serviceable, recognizable plants. I just don't. Plants have a mechanical sensibility about their forms and parts. For the most part, they are symmetrical, with only minor individual variations. Roots are harder because roots can do anything, go anywhere, and conform to the restrictions of rocks & other roots (and pipes & house foundations & whatnot) as they grow. Same goes for trees and big woody vines. They grow around things and through things.