Bach Flower Remedies
Cerato

Ceratostigma willmottiana

Cerato is a small shrub that grows to a height of about 1 m in England. The stems are a reddish brown, the small pointed leaves are covered with short bristling hairs. The flowering heads appear along the stems as a cluster of brown, spiky bracts from which a few flowers appear successively, each lasting only a day. They are bright blue (10-15cm) with a shade of purple, the small white stamens standing out from the central corolla of the five-petalled flower. Cerato is a small deciduous shrub which is usually pruned back in winter to encourage new growth and so a name-tag may then be the most useful form of identification.

Flowering Period

Cerato flowers from August to early October.

Preparation

Cerato is prepared by the sun method. Pick the single flowers within the bract when freshly opened and float them on the bowl of water. To find suitable established plants may not be easy. Specimens can be found in private gardens, but those who wish to meet this plant and its qualities will no doubt obtain one for themselves.

Uses

Doubtful distrust of one's own judgement or interpretation.

People of the Cerato type do not really trust themselves, or more exactly they do not trust their own minds. They ask others what to do because they have no faith in their own instincts. This self-doubt may occur in a variety of circumstances, from what to wear to how to handle a situation. Underneath it all these people know what they want but they question their judgement and find themselves seeking confirmation from friends before making their decision and taking the final step.

Animals of the Cerato disposition, like children of this nature, may look at you before acting in order to see what you want them to do. Rather than act of their own accord they will wait for your confirmation that it's OK to go ahead.

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