Belle Fleur

[Shin]

{A} Common star of Bethlehem
{B} Star shaped white flowers, reminding one of the star that guided the magi to Our Lord.
{C} The flower on the calendar for the feast of the Epiphany and St. Nilammon, Hermit

'And behold the star which they had seen in the East, went before them, until it came and stood over, where the child was. And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they found the child with MARY his mother, and falling down adored him: and opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.'

Matthew 2:9-11

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Praying Hands Hosta     
                 {B} The hosta has lavender flowers.   
                        The folded leaves resemble hands folded in prayer.     
                 {C} As altar boys in grade school, we were taught to have our hands folded in prayer   
                        if we did not carry the cross or candles.     
   
                         

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Salvia Salvation Pink     
                 {B} A sage plant that is a beautiful pink.     
                 {C} Salvation comes through Christ Jesus.         

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Crocosmia Star of East     
                  {B} The crocosmia have gladiolus-like foliage fans.   
                        They have cream-centered tangerine flowers.     
                  {C} The Magi saw the Star in the East.     
                        They followed the Star and found the Christ Child.             

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Iris ensata variety Crystal Halo     
                 {B} These irises have very large purple blooms with very distinct     
                       veins, a lighter edge and yellow flares.     
                 {C} Sometimes holy cards have halos around the heads of Mary     
                       the Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph.

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} Tulipa St. George     
                {B} A white tulip with stripes of deep red       
                {C} St. George

[Shin]

St. George, pray for us! 

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Iris Elizabeth of England     
                   {B} Tall Bearded Iris with a delicate shade of blue and a light yellow beard     
                   {C} St. Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.     
 
                       

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} St. Boniface Rose       
                {B} Floribunda rose with clusters of bright orange flowers     
                {C} St. Boniface     
 
                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Camellia japonica Guest of Honor     
                  {B} Upright plant with large, semi-double to peony-form, salmon-pink blooms     
                  {C} The Fourth Commandment: Honor thy father and mother.     
   
                   

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Narcissus Dell Chapel     
                   {B} A popular variety of daffodils with elegant petals         
                   {C} The Sancta Sanctorum was the private chapel of the Popes and existed as early as 583.

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Chapelet Pink Daffodil     
                 {B} A large cupped daffodil. It has a ruffled apricot-pink cup against a back drop of white petals.         
                 {C} The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy was a devotion revealed by Our Lord to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.     
   
                   

[CyrilSebastian]

               {A} Picea abies Saint James     
                {B} A delightful bun-shaped mounding plant. It has light green needles and grows slowly.   
                      It has noticeably red buds in the Spring.       
                {C} St. James, the son of Alphaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles.     
   
                                   

[Shin]

St. James, pray for us! 

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} Pelargonium Saint Catherine     
                {B} A perennial with rarely entire leaves. It has velvety fuzzy-textured     
                      evergreen foliage. The flowers are showy.   
                 {C} A major church problem in the late fourteenth century was the Avignon Papacy.   
                        In the summer of 1376, St. Catherine of Siena traveled to Avignon, France   
                        to encourage Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome.

[Shin]

A different St. Catherine, St. Catherine de Ricci, will be celebrated on the 13th.