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Flowers of Our Lady for Gulf South
Mary Gardens

(From general lists in "The New Orleans Garden - Gardening in
the Gulf South" by Charlotte Seidenberg (University Press of
Mississippi, 1990)


Botanical Name    Common Name      Religious Name   Notes

Spring Blooming

  Vines  (Spring-Summer)

Bougainvillea (gen) Bougainvillea       Trinitaria
Ipomoea purpurea    Morning Glory       Our Lady's Mantle   
Jasminum officinale Winter Jasmine      Mary
Lonicera (japonica) Honeysuckle         Our Lady' Fingers

  Annuals, half-hardy   (Winter-Spring)

Bellis perennis     English Daisy       Sweet Mary
Calendula officin.  Pot Marigold        Mary's Gold
Campanula medium    Canterbury Bells    O.L. Nightcap
Centauria cyannis   Bachelor's Buttons  Mary' Crown
Delphinum (grandif.) Larkspur           Mary's Tears
Dianthus (gen)      Pink                Mary's Pink
Digitalis purpurea  Foxglove            Mary's Gloves
Gypsophila (eleg.)  Baby's Breath       Our Lady's Veil
Lobularia maritima  Sweet Alyssum       Mary'sLittleCross   
Mathiola incana     Stock               Our Lady's Violet
Myostis (sylvatica) Forget-me-not       Eyes of Mary
Nigella damascena   Love-in-a-Mist      O.L. in the Shade
Papaver orientale   Red Poppy           Christ's Blood
Papaver rhoeas      Corn Poppy          O.L in-the-Corn
Viola tricolor      Johnny-Jump-up      Trinity Flower

  Perennials

Ajuga reptens       Ajuga               S Lawrence's Flwr
Hemerocallis (gen)  Day Lily            St. Joseph's Lily    dif
Pelargonium hybr.   Florist's Geranium  Heart of Jesus
Viola ororata       Sweet Violet        Humble Mary

  Bulbous
                                                            
Anemone coronaria   Garden anemone      Rose of Sharon
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit  Christ's Blood
Crocus (gen)        Crocus              Penitent's Rose     chill
Galanthus nivalis   Snowdrop            Candlems Bells      dif
Hyacinthus oriental Hyacinth            Easter Flower       chill
Iris Hybr.          Dutch Iris          Mary's Sword
Leucojum vernum     Spring Snowflake    St. Joseph's Flower
Muscari (gen)       Grape Hyacinth      St. Joseph's Bells  chill
Narcissus psuedon.  Daffodil            Mary's Star
Ornithogalum umbl.  Star of Bethlehem   Star of Bethlehem
Tulipa (gen)        Tulip               Mary's Prayer       chill

  Wild Flowers

Gaillardia pulch.   Gaillardia          Virgin's Face
Phlox divaricata    Blue Phlox          Our Lady's Wedding
Ranunculous bulbos. Buttercup           Our Ldy's Splendor
Rudbeckia hirta     Back-Eyed Susan     Golden Jerusalem
Sisyrinchium (ca.)  Blue-Eyed Grass     Blue-Eyed Mary
Tradescantia virg.  Spiderwort          Mary's Tears
Trifolium pratense  Red Clover          Our Lady's Posies

                    
Summer Blooming

  Vines

Bignonia capreolata Cross Vine          Cross Vine
Bougainvillea gen.  Bougainvillea       Trinitaria
Ipomoea purpurea    Morning Glory       Our Lady's Mantle
Jasminum officinale Jasmine             Mary
Lonicera (japonica) Honeysuckle         Our Lady' Fingers
Passiflora caerulea Blue Passion Flower Passion Flower
Passiflora incarn.  Passion Flower      Flower-of-Cross

  Annuals. tender  (Summer-Fall)

Ageratum gen.       Ageratum            St. John's Flower
Alcea rosea         Hollyhock           St. Joeph's Staff
Amaranthus caudatus Tassel-Flower       Love-lie-bleeding
Amaranthus tricolor Joseph's Coat       Joseph's Coat
Chrysanthemum par.  Feverfew            Mary's Flower
Chrysanthemum seg.  Annual Chrysanth.
Cosmos sulphureus   Yellow Cosmos       St. Michael
Gomphrena globosa   Giobe Amaranth      Christ's Cloak
Helianthus annus    Sunflower           Marygold
Impatiens balsam.   Garden Balsam       Our Lady's Slippers
Impatiens Wallerana Impatiens           Mother Love
Petunia (hybr.)     Petunia             Lady's Praise
Scabiosa atropurp.  Sweet Scabious      O.L. Pincushion
Tagetes gen.        Marigold            Mary's Gold
Tropaeolum majus    Nasturtium          St. Joseph's Flower
Zinnia elegens      Zinnia              The Virgin
                                                            

  Perennials

Achillea millefol.  Common Yarrow       Our Lord's Back
Coreopsis bicolor   Coreopsis           Christ's Eye
Chrysanthemum leuc. Oxeye Daisy         Mary's Star
Hemerocallis (gen)  Day Lily            St. Joseph's Lily   dif
Lythrum salicaria   Purple Loosestrife  Christ's Blood
Monarda didyma      Beebalm             Our Lady's Solace
Pelargonium hybr.   Florist's Geranium  Heart of Jesus
Rudbeckia hirta     Back-Eyed Susan     Golden Jerusalem
Verbascum thapsus   Great Mullein       Our Lady's Candle
Yucca filamentosa   Yucca               Adam's Needle

  Bulbous  (Spring-Summer)
                                                            
Allium schoenopr.   Giant Garlic        Mary's Onion
Caladium bicolor    Caladium            Jesus' Heart
Eucharis grandifol. Amazon Lily         Madonna Lily
Gladeolas (hybrids) Gladeolus           Twelve Apostles
Hymenocallis specio.Spider Lily         St. Nicholas Star  
Lilium longifolium  Easter Lily         Easter Lily
Neomarica caerulea  Twelve Apostles     Twelve Apostles
Neomarica northiana Apostle Plant       Apostle Plant
Oxalis acetosella   Shamrock            Shamrock          
Zantedeshia aethiop.Calla Lily          St. Joseph's Staff

  Wild Flowers

Achillea millefol.  Common Yarrow       Our Lord's Back
Centauria cyannis   Bachelor's Buttons  Mary' Crown
Cichorium intybus   Chicory             Heavenly Way
Coreopsis tinctora  Painted Coreopsis   Our Lady's Mirror
Daucus carota       Queen Anne's Lace   Jesus Blood Drops
Gaillardia (pulch.) Firewheel           The Virgin's Face
Helianthus annus    Sunflower           Marygold
Rudbeckia hirta     Back-Eyed Susan     Golden Jerusalem


Fall Blooming

  Vines

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  Annuals      (All from summer continuing in fall)

  Perennials   (Those from summer continuing in fall)
                                                            
Hemerocallis (gen)  Day Lily            St. Joseph's Lily   dif
Lythrum salicaria   Purple Loosestrife  Christ's Blood
Pelargonium hybr.   Florist's Geranium  Heart of Jesus

  Bulbous (Summer-Fall)

Amaryllis belladonna Belladonna Lily    Beatiful Lady       fall dry
Caladium bicolor    Caladium            Jesus' Heart
Dahlia (hybrids)    Garden Dahlia       Churchyard Flower
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose            St. Jos.Staff
Streliztia reginae  Bird of Paradise    Bird of Paradise
Tigridia pavonia    Tiger Flower        Christ's Knee