Belle Fleur

[Shin]

A dahlia and the Council of Trent!

And soon we have St. Patrick's day.

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} Begonia josephii     
                {B} This begonia tolerates a lot of  cold. It has magnificent leaves and yellow flowers.         
                {C} St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary, is patron of the universal Church.       
   
                 
                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Narcissus Saint Patrick's Day     
                 {B} A daffodil which has a dark yellow cup, which is pale yellow on the inside,     
                       and is surrounded by broad greenish-yellow petals.     
                 {C} St. Patrick of Ireland       
   
                               

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Coelogyne holochila Luke   
                 {B} A splendid purple orchid.     
                 {C} The Gospel of Saint Luke: Chapter 12 Verse 27     
                       Think how the flowers grow; they never have to spin or weave; yet I assure you,     
                       not even Solomon in all his royal robes was clothed like one of them.

[CyrilSebastian]

              {A} Iris Pray for Peace     
              {B} A Tall Bearded Iris which is white.   
              {C} A prayer for peace may be used to petition God for world peace.     
   
                   

[Shin]

This reminds me of the peace lily.

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Helianthus Zebulon     
                 {B} A tall sunflower.   
                 {C} Zebulon was a younger brother of Reuben. Reuben and Zebulon were sons of Jacob (Israel).     
   
                   

[CyrilSebastian]

               {A} Cardinal Begonia     
               {B} A begonia which has long lasting, pendent red flowers.     
               {C} In 1405 Pope Innocent VII made Archbishop Pietro Philarghi a Cardinal.

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Howea fosteriana flat palm   
                 {B} Howea fosteriana is a single-stemmed evergreen palm, with dark green leaves,
                                                              pinnately divided into several narrow segments.       
                  {C} John 12: 12-13     
                        The next day the great crowd of people who had come up for the festival   
                        heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.     
                        They took branches of palm and went out to receive him, shouting 'Hosanna!'     
 
         

[CyrilSebastian]

            {A} Hermocallis Walk Humbly   
            {B} An early midseason daylily that has cream flowers tinted pink with a chartreuse throat.       
            {C} Micah 6:8 'You have already been told what is right and what Yahweh wants of you.   
                  Only this, to do what is right, to love loyalty and to walk humbly with your God.'     
   
                   

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} Rosa Easter Morning     
                {B} A miniature rose bush which has glossy, dark green leaves.     
                      In mid summer to mid autumn, creamy-white flowers appear.       
                {C} That Easter morn at break of day,     
                      The faithful women went there way     
                      to seek the tomb where Jesus lay.         
   
                                             

[CyrilSebastian]

                {A} Love-Lies Bleeding     
                {B} Amaranthus caudatus, tassel flower, velvet flower.   
                      Crimson tassels cascade to the ground from a bushy plant.     
                {C} On Good Friday, Jesus bled.       
   
                         

[CyrilSebastian]

                  {A} Dahlia Easter Sunday   
                  {B} A collerette flowering dahlia with glossy, dark green leaves and white petals     
                        with yellow centers appearing in summer to autumn.           
                  {C} The liturgical season of Easter fills Christians with immense joy.     
   
                               

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Tulipa Rosario   
                 {B} A Triumph Tulip which bears rich raspberry-rose blooms flaring from a broad white outer base.     
                 {C] Saint Louis de Montfort expressed, "Every time people say the Rosary devoutly they place on the heads     
                       of Jesus and Mary 153 white roses and sixteen red roses." 

[CyrilSebastian]

               {A} Iris Temple Gold   
               {B} A Tall Bearded Iris that is yellow.     
               {C} The Finding in the Temple of the Child Jesus shows Jesus in His Father's House, the temple.     
                      His teaching was compelling to the teachers in the temple.   
 
                     

[CyrilSebastian]

{A} Narcissus Sweet Victory     
{B} A daffodil which is white.     
{C} Jesus had victory on the day of his Resurrection.