#magical herbs and plants
Pari Chander, a post-graduate student at the Randolph-Poythress Institute, took top prize at the Pan-AWC herbology show held this weekend in Twine Meadow. Her rosa agni blends components of the pyrophilic grasses of southeast Asia with the delicate beauty of the Black Beauty rose and its sturdier cousin, the William Booth. “You mustn’t get too close to it,” Chander explained, making sure our photographer maintained a respectful distance. “The rosa agni is quite delicate in this phase. The slightest puff of air will send the ashes all over the place, and then you don’t get nearly as good a flame-blossom later on.”
Therosa agni is an exquisite example of the blending of magical craft with Muggle science, as Chander relied heavily on what she learned while attaining a degree in microbiology at the University of Washington. Chander hopes that the rosa agni might prove a suitable lure for fire-based magical creatures. She has had great success with salamanders and intends to expand her trials to ashwinders during their breeding season this fall.
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