If you’ve ever considered planting a garden for Mary, you’ve probably looked at some pictures online and considered buying a statue of Mary, if you don’t already have one. But how do you decide which flowers to best decorate her garden with?
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Here are 10 Flowers to Plant that Symbolize Mary that would be perfect in your garden!
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1. The White Lily “Annunciation Lily” symbolizes Mary’s Immaculate Purity.
2. The Violet symbolizes Mary’s humility “regarded by the Lord”.
3. The Monkshood “Our Lady’s Slipper” symbolizes Mary’s graceful Visitation trip to visit Elizabeth in the hill country: “All her steps were most beauteous.”
4. The Thistle-Down is also a Visitation symbol due to its graceful movement in the air.
5. The Rose symbolizes the Blessed Virgin of prophecy, “the Rose wherein the Divine Word was made incarnate.
6. The Daisy symbolizes “Mary’s Flower of God” (Jesus)
7. The Periwinkle represents the “Virgin Flower” and the blue color recalls her fullness of grace.
8. The Columbine represents the dove of the Holy Spirit, Mary’s overshadowing, indwelling, divine Spouse.
9. The Pansy symbolizes the Trinity (first revealed to Mary) and is also called the “Trinity Flower.”
10. The Everlasting symbolizes Mary’s eternal loving mediation in heaven.
Plus, a bonus (which isn’t exactly a flower) is the Strawberry which symbolizes the “Fruitful Virgin”, in flower and fruit at the same time.
Enjoy your gardening and get creative with faithful symbols! These are also great flowers to leave at the foot of the statue of Mary at your church!
