Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

{A} Tulip Easter Fire 
{B} A Single Late Tulip   
{C} Easter Fire is the fire, made of dry wood, that begins the liturgy of the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.

[CyrilSebastian]

                      {A} Geranium Philippe Vapelle   
                      {B} Philippe Vapelle is a clump-forming perennial. Flowers have wide-open habit   
                            with notched petals. Flowers are bluish violet.   
                      {C} Saint Philip was born in Bethsaida, Galilee.

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Galanthus Gill  Gregory   
                 {B} A perennial with two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell shaped flower.     
                 {C} Pope Gregory I was Pope from September 3, 590 to March 12, 604.

[CyrilSebastian]

                         {A} Clematis Barbara Harrington     
                         {B} A clematis with pink-red sepals from midsummer to early autumn.   
                         {C} Saint Barbara is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.   
   
                             

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} Narcissus Sint Victor   
                          {B} Sint Victor is a trumpet daffodil that flowers in mid Spring. It has golden yellow flowers.   
                          {C} The feastday of Saint Victor is July 21.

[CyrilSebastian]

                       {A} Temple of Time Bearded Iris   
                       {B} An iris with apricot standards and apricot falls.   
                       {C} Mark Chapter 13 Verse 1   
                              As Jesus was making his way out of the temple area one of his disciples said to him,   
                                    "Look, teacher, what stones and what buildings!"

[Shin]

{A} Buttercup
{B} Small yellow flowers, if held under one's chin, will reflect yellow upon it.
{C} Flower for the Feast of St. John, Pope and Martyr.

Pope St. John died in a dungeon on this day, but the light of Christ was shining upon him.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Chrysanthemum Sequence Tyme   
                    {B} A chrysanthemum that blooms in Autumn.   
                    {C} Veni Sancte Spiritus is sometimes called the "Golden Sequence".

[CyrilSebastian]

               {A} Lavender Mountain Lilies   
               {B} Funnel-shaped flowers that are striped, violet-blue.   
               {C} Zion is called the "mountain God has chosen".   
         
                 

[Shin]

I'd like to plant some of those! 

[CyrilSebastian]

             {A} Aranebia echioides   
             {B} A perennial which produces terminal cymes of trumpet shaped flowers in the Summer.   
             {C} The flower of the prophet

[CyrilSebastian]

                             {A} Star of Holland   
                             {B} A ground cover with blue blooms   
                             {C} O Christ, our Morning Star is a prayer written by Bede the Venerable.   
       
                                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} Bellflower   
                          {B} A perennial with bell-shaped flowers.   
                          {C} Does your church ring the bell before Mass begins and ends?   
   
                               

[Shin]

I love the ringing of the bells at the consecration.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Great Expectations Rose   
                   {B} A floribunda rose with double scented pink flowers. 
                   {C} St. Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330.

[CyrilSebastian]

                           {A} Iris Strawberry Love   
                           {B} An iris with standards light pinkish-brown and a vivid orange beard.   
                           {C} Jesus said: A new commandment I give you: Love one another.