Naming
''Hylotelephium telephium'' has earned many common names in English, including orpine, livelong, life-everlasting, live-forever,"liveforever": Named for its hardiness, being able to live after being uprooted or cut frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, midsummer-men, orphan John and witch's moneybags.Witch's moneybags: It is said that children would use the outer leaves to make witch's moneybags
Distribution
The species is endemic from Europe to Asia, but has been widely introduced elsewhere, particularly N America.
Habitat
It can be found growing in fields, around hedges, hills, and on gravelly or calcareous soils.
Uses
The plant has been used medicinally, being used by the Romans to treat wounds, and in later times to treat internal ulcers. It has also been used for love-divination.References:
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