Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Hosta Cathedral Window     
                   {B} Plantain Lily with near-white windows   
                   {C} Windows of a cathedral

[Shin]

When I hear of plantain lilies I think of plantains! But they don't actually have banana type fruits do they?

I wonder why they're called plantain.

Perhaps it's the shape of the leaves? 

[CyrilSebastian]

                        {A} Cymbidium Christmas Angel   
                        {B} A terrestrial orchid     
                        {C} The Christmas Angels sang Glory to God in the highest.     
   
     

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} Michaelmas Daisies   
                          {B} Aster (Aster nova belgii) The ray petals are white, blue, deep purple, or pink.   
                                The central discs are golden.     
                          {C} St. Michael

[whiterockdove]

{a} Globe Amaranth, also known as Margeurite
{b} flower colors vary but  purple blooms are most notable
{c} St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
 Blooms make wonderful deep purple tea that is caffeine free but still energizing.
The association between St. Margaret Mary Alacoque  and this flower may be unique to
The island of St. Lucia where they have a festival celebrating this flower on her feast day.

[Shin]

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                      {A} St. Lucia Rose     
                      {B} beautiful red rose     
                      {C} St. Lucia

[whiterockdove]

Yes!  St. Lucia! 
Thank you for that, I saw it while looking up the globe amaranth and was falling asleep on my browser.
It was very late.

[CyrilSebastian]

Yes!  St. Lucia! 
Thank you for that, I saw it while looking up the globe amaranth and was falling asleep on my browser.
It was very late.

     
   
             A St. Lucia rose would be nice on St. Lucy's Day (December 13).

[Shin]

{A} Marigold, Marygold, Mary's gold
{B} Marigolds are flowers with a golden crown of blossoms that protect the garden.
{C} The Blessed Virgin Mary

These flowers have culinary uses and also repel insects. It has many helpful qualities.


 

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Clematis Blue Angel     
                  {B} Clematis with charming blue flowers which have ruffled edges.       
                  {C} An angel is a celestial attendant of God.     
       
                     

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Cathedral Bells     
                    {B} Cobaea scandens     
                          the Cup and Saucer Vine     
                          a climbing vine with trumpet-shaped green flowers that mature to deep violet     
                    {C} The bells of a cathedral

[CyrilSebastian]

           {A} Fuchsia Christmas Ribbons   
           {B} Double violet corolla with veins of red and sepals of red     
                 The plant has oval green leaves.     
           {C} Christmas presents are wrapped with ribbons.     
                 The Infant Jesus came with love.     
   
               

[whiterockdove]

{a} wheat (Triticum aestivum)
{b} grown for the seed head but stalks also useful for animal
      feed and bedding
{c} The Baby Jesus was laid in a manger, wheat straw makes
      for a warm bed!

[Shin]

{a} wheat (Triticum aestivum)
{b} grown for the seed head but stalks also useful for animal
      feed and bedding
{c} The Baby Jesus was laid in a manger, wheat straw makes
      for a warm bed!

Ah, I will never look at wheat again the same!

[Shin]

{A} Holly
{B} An evergreen, with small sharp and shiny leaves, with bright red berries.
{C} Holly blooms during Christmastime.

"The ilex or holly, and the ivy, both evergreen plants are traditional Christmas symbols: the holly for part of the same reason as the Glastonbury Rose is, because it represents the Crown of Thorns that the Savior will wear during His Passion. The holly has little sharp points all around its edges, much like a thorn and one can easily prick a finger by touching the leaf carelessly. The berries represent the drops of Blood He shed. Moreover, the holly is held by tradition to be of the same plant as the wood of the Cross was said to come from. During Advent and Christmas Christians acknowledge the need for a Savior and holly reminds them of this: the holly bough is one of St. John the Baptist's symbols; the Saint heralded our Lord's coming as Isaiah did in the Old Testament.

The ivy is so perennially green, that it symbolizes fidelity and immortality or eternal life in Christ. In addition, the ivy clings to its support as it grows, which symbolizes the Catholic's attachment and undying affection for his merciful Savior."

- Catholic Tradition