Belle Fleur

[CyrilSebastian]

                                        {A} Tall Bearded Iris Balthazar   
                                        {B} A showy iris plant with big flowers     
                                        {C} King Balthazar was one of the Three Wise Men.   
 
                                           

[Shin]

{A} Winter hellebore
{B} Hellebores are one of the few plants notable for flowering in winter.  Evergreen. Even in cold climates, and the worst conditions, the virtues flower and fruit, and are all the more special for it.
{C} Flower for today's feast of St. Simeon Stylites, Confessor. St. Simeon Stylites lived his life atop a pillar, in the wind, rain, and sun, God miracles maintained him to show forth the flower of virtue.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                                   {A} Red Hot Poker Christmas Cheer   
                                   {B} A Tritoma that is red-orange   
                                   {C} The story of Christmas is the story of God's relentless love for us.   
 

[CyrilSebastian]

                                     {A} Daylily Quiet Please   
                                     {B} A midseason daylily which has green flowers   
                                     {C} I urge then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving should be offered for everyone,   
                                            for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live peaceful and quiet lives   
                                            with all devotion and propriety.   
                                                1 Timothy Chapter 2 Verses 1-2   
 
                                     

[CyrilSebastian]

                                    {A} Flame Thrower Echinacea   
                                    {B} Coneflowers that have two-tone orange and yellow flowers   
                                    {C} At the Easter Vigil, on Saturday evening, the new flame is lit.   
   
                                     

[Shin]

It sure looks firey! I know echinacea can be used for herbal medicine for the immune system though I don't know if you can get that from this variety.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                  {A} Heliopsis Burning Hearts   
                                  {B} An oxeye daisy that is golden with a scarlet center   
                                  {C} Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love

[Shin]

Amen.

My grandfather would have liked this flower as his favorite color was yellow.

 

[CyrilSebastian]

                                        {A} Daylily Monica Marie   
                                        {B} An Early midseason daylily that is cream         
                                        {C} St. Monica is the mother of St. Augustine.     
 
       

[Shin]

What a beautiful flower! 

[CyrilSebastian]

What a beautiful flower! 

   

Shin, It is nice that you like the Monica Marie Daylily.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                         {A} Pink Wonder Daffodil   
                                         {B} A daffodil with white petals and a ruffled peach/pink center cup   
                                         {C} The Feastday of St. Macarius the Wonder-Worker is April 1.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                    {A} Purple Mystery Daylily   
                                    {B} A daylily which has lavender purple blooms with a gold heart     
                                    {C} The Bible states that the garment the guard put on Jesus during his trial and beatings was purple.   
     
                                         

[CyrilSebastian]

                          {A} I See Stars Siberian Iris             
                          {B} An iris with large blue-violet star-shaped blooms which have six falls.   
                          {C} Jesus healed Bartimaeus and the blind beggar was able to see.

[CyrilSebastian]

                                 {A} May Night Salvia     
                                 {B} Dense spikes of deep violet-purple flowers   
                                 {C} Nicodemus came to Jesus by night.

[Shin]

It's the time of year to think about planting for spring, flowers and herbs like salvia and daylilies.