U~Ur Heather is often connected with death and completion in the Celtic tree Ogham, but its name, Ur, means ‘new.’ Heather is the symbolic gateway linking the earth with the spirit world. Heather is a rather twisted gnarled plant that grows profusely on the moors and heaths of Scotland. It blooms in small purple, red and blue flowers, which are favored by bees for their pollen. As a medicinal, it is used chiefly as a treatment of nervous isorders and cardiac palpitations. It can also be used to treat menstrual pain and migraine headaches. Bees make a distinctive honey from its pollen, and the Picts used heather to brew a potent ale. Its roots and stems are used to make rope, thatch for roofs, and brooms. Used during Summer Solstice. Heather is said to ignite Faery passions and open portals between their world and our own.