Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

                                 {A} Narcissus Elizabeth Ann     
                                 {B} A cyclamineus daffodil which is white with a pink-rimmed trumpet     
                                 {C} Saint Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist.   
         
                                     

[CyrilSebastian]

                                     {A} Rhododendron Christmas White       
                                     {B} A rhododendron shrub with white blooms     
                                     {C} Pope John XVIII was consecrated on Christmas in 1003.

[CyrilSebastian]

                        {A} Cherokee Star Daylily     
                        {B} A daylily which is bright cherry red with a yellow eye and throat   
                        {C} The Star of Bethlehem is mentioned in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                          {A) Hemerocallis Christmas Is   
                                          {B} A reblooming daylily with red blooms   
                                          {C} A Christmas nativity scene is composed of the Infant Jesus resting in a manger, Mary, and Joseph   
 
                                                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                                {A} Canterbury Bells White     
                                {B} A biennial flower with showy white flowers that bloom from late spring to mid-summer   
                                {C} Christmas Bells represent the spirit of Christmas.     
 
                                   

[CyrilSebastian]

                                   {A} Daylily Time of Epiphany     
                                   {B} A daylily that has gold (yellow-orange) flowers     
                                   {C} Epiphany is commonly known as Three King's day.   
                                   
                                         

[CyrilSebastian]

                                   {A} Sweet Pea Lord Nelson     
                                   {B} A wonderfully scented flower in deep navy blue     
                                   {C} The Baptism of the Lord commemorates Christ's baptism by John the Baptist.

[CyrilSebastian]

{A} Monastery Bells   
{B} A Mexican perennial. It has strong tendrils to attach to its support bell shaped flowers.   
{C} St. Cecilia's monastery is a Bendectine monastery in Rome.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                      {A} Persian Jewels Nigella     
                                      {B} An annual that has large blooms in shades of blue, pink, and white   
                                      {C} After the downfall of Assyrian and Babylonian power, the religion of the Magi held sway in Persia.   
 

[Shin]

{A} Common Maidenhair Spleenwort
{B} A small fern that grows in tufts from a short rhizome. It has long and narrow fronts, tapering at the ends. They grow in both hot and cold regions, and in rocky areas and on cliffs.
{C} The plant for the feast of St. Martina, Virgin and Martyr. Her relics were discovered in a vault in the ruins of her old church. She refused to participate in pagan sacrifice, and underwent tortures in the amphitheatre, but was left unharmed by them miraculously. She finally gained the crown of martyrdom by being beheaded.

The maidenhair spleenwort survives in the worst of conditions, bearing its crown of leaves, reminding us of the rewards of holding fast to the faith amidst trials and torments and so receive the reward of God.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                    {A} Adams Needle Yucca     
                                    {B} A handsome plant with sword-like evergreen leaves and showy white blooms     
                                    {C} Matthew 19:24   
                                          Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,     
                                           than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                     {A} Daylily Jo Ann Elizabeth     
                                     {B} A golden yellow daylily brushed with bronze     
                                     {C} St. Elizabeth of Hungary was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary.   
                       
                                       

[Shin]

{A} Polyanthus also known as primroses
{B} Low growing, long stemmed and bright flowers that can be many colors and can grow in shady areas and along garden borders.
{C} The flower for the fesat of St. Catherine de Ricci, a Dominican Tertiary Sister who lived a humble and contemplative life, and bore the Stigmata. She miraculously met both St. Philip Neri and St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi. The many colors of the flowers of the polyanthus remind us of the many miracles and virtues found in the lives of the saints.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                              {A} Falling in Love Rose         
                              {B} A hybrid tea rose with pink blooms     
                              {C} Deuteronomy Chapter 7 Verse 7     
                                    It was because the Lord loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn to your fathers,   
                                     that he had brought you out with his strong hand from the place of slavery, and ransomed you   
                                       from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                {A} Hosta David Reath   
                                {B} A hosta with dark green leaves and a wide golden yellow margin that extends   
                                       into the leaf center. The flowers are lavender.       
                                {C} Nathan was a prophet in the times of King David and King Solomon.   
 
                                       

[CyrilSebastian]

                                   {A} Daylily Servant King     
                                   {B} An early midseason daylily with flowers which are clear amethyst purple     
                                   {C} Philippians 1: 1   
                                          Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi