Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

             {A} Blue Cross Gentian   
             {B} A plant that has flowers of rich blue hues.   
             {C} Simon of Cyrene took up the cross of Jesus.   
     
               

[CyrilSebastian]

              {A} Iris Easter Vigil   
              {B} A Tall Bearded Iris that is violet/lavender   
              {C} The Alleluia is sung in the vigil of Easter.
   
                 

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Narcissus Easter Born   
                    {B} A very nice almost white narcissus which has double flowers.   
                    {C} Pope Symmachus celebrated Easter on March 25, following the old Roman style.

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Iris Easter Song   
                   {B} A Tall Bearded Iris that is p;ink.   
                   {C} Day of God, Thou Blessed Day Hymn is an Easter song.   
   
                       

[CyrilSebastian]

          {A} Fuchsia Easter Belle   
          {B} A fuchsia plant with pink and purple flowers.   
          {C} Church bells are silent as a sign of mourning for one or more days before   
                  Easter in The Netherlands, Belgium, and France.     
 
           

[Shin]

Nothing like the Feast of Our Lord's Resurrection for flowers!

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Rhododendron Fatima   
                   {B} A rhododendron that flowers in Spring.   
                   {C} Our Lady of Fatima first appeared to Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco on May 13, 1917.   
 
                     

[CyrilSebastian]

                 {A} Delphinium Cecilia   
                 {B} A perennial that is topped with a raceme of many flowers.   
                 {C} Saint Cecilia is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin. commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.   
   
                   

[CyrilSebastian]

                   {A} Florida Sun Rose Coleus   
                   {B} A coleus with rose-pink leaves highlighted with burgundy and green speckles.   
                   {C} God made the sun to govern the day.

[CyrilSebastian]

           {A} Hosta Ghost Spirit   
           {B} A hosta with blue-green leaves and pale lavender flowers.   
           {C} Rhabunus Maurus is the author of Come, Holy Ghost.     
   
           

[Shin]

A good flower for today! 

[CyrilSebastian]

              {A} Couleur Cardinal Tulip     
              {B} A rich scarlet tulip flamed with rich plum. 
              {C} Pope Celestine III had been Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin from 1144 to 1191.

[Shin]

'Now you are made Bishop of Bologna. I congratulate you. But you will go farther; you will be a Cardinal, and afterwards, Pope. . . You are Thomas, indeed, for Thomas was incredulous.'

St. John of Capistrano, (to Thomas Parentucelli, later Pope Nicholas V)

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Delphinium Father Thames   
                    {B} A delphinium with genitian blue flower spikes flushed with violet rose.   
                    {C} Joseph is the foster father of the Child Jesus.

[Shin]

Those Delphiniums are very impressive flowers. I shall read more about them.

They remind me of Aaron's Rod, which I have growing in my yard again this year, it was here before me. Another very tall plant covered in flowers.

[CyrilSebastian]

                    {A} Narcissus Arkle   
                    {B} Arkle is a very vigorous trumpet daffodil with large, deep golden-yellow flowers. 
                    {C} The Virgin Mary is referred to as the Ark of the New Covenant.