"Flower essences are the blossoms of plants prepared from a sun infusion in a bowl of water," writes Phylameana lila Desy, About's Guide to Holistic Healing. Phyl uses flower essences for therapy, but she thought you might like to see the flowers she uses in their natural state, before being processed. Thus her lovely flower essence photo gallery. "Along with each image," says Phyl, "a brief description is given to explain what types of issues can be treated by that particular flower."