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Tigridia - Christ's (bloodied) Knee, from his falls 5. Crucifixion Poppy - Christ's Blood Drops Passion Flower - multiple symbolism of Christ's Passion (See also The Garden Way of the Cross) The Passion Flower is of special interest because there exist historical records of its discovery growing in Mexico by European missionaries, and of its introduction into Europe, as set forth in the website article "The Passion Flower" - accessible through a link under GARDEN PRAYER & MEDITATION on the website home page. The Church prohibits reference to or symbolism of "Mary's Cross", the Cross being uni...

– John S. Stokes Jr. As we come to know the growth and blooming of the Flowers of Our Lady in our Mary Gardens, we acquire a heightened alertness to their presence also in the neighborhoods and waysides through which we travel. Thus discovered, they evoke our reflections and prayers in a spontaneous and ever-changing way as we move about, as distinct from the familiar reflections in our gardens. As Judith Smith observes in The Mary Calendar, "Every field path and hedgerow (becomes) an illuminated Book of Hours." This is a return to the spirituality of medieval times, when symbolical flowers...