Capricorn
A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac — one bed in the StarGarden.
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Capricorn (Rashi)
Makara · Symbol: Sea-goat
A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac. In the StarGarden, each rashi anchors one bed — and every plant in that bed carries the signature of this sign's element, modality, and planetary ruler.
Structure, vocation, bones, the winter pantry
"Capricorn teaches discipline and endurance. Saturn rewards patience: squash that cures and stores for months, thyme that lives for decades."
Grow one plant from this sign's bed and taste its archetype.
Plants of Capricorn (9)
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Pacifies Pitta & VataTaste: Sweet; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Pacifies Vata; balances Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Heating
Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Balances Kapha; increases Vata (gas)Taste: Astringent; Bitter; SweetEnergy: Cooling
Chestnut
Castanea (hybrid/American)
Pacifies Vata; balances Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Heating
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Microgreens
Mixed Microgreens
various Brassica/Amaranth
Balances all three depending on mixTaste: Pungent; Bitter (mix)Energy: Heating
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Pacifies Pitta & Vata; increases KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sweet; BitterEnergy: Cooling
