Baby's Breath - symbolizes innocence and purity; the breath of the Holy Spirit.
Bee-Balm - Sweet Mary
Blue Columbines - circlet of petals thought to resemble doves. A symbol of fidelity, often appears in paintings of Mary.
Carnations / Pinks - pink or red color symbolizes love, life, crucifixion, "love unto death. The name "carnation" suggests the Incarnation of Christ.
Catnip – Mary’s Nettle
Columbine - symbol of the dove of the Holy Spirit.
Daisy - "Mary's Flower of God" (Jesus)
Dandelion – Mary’s Bitter Sorrow
Everlasting - symbol of Mary's eternal loving mediation in heaven.
German Chamomile – Mary’s Plant
Gladiolus -Sword-shaped leaves symbolize "piercing sorrows"; also martyrdom especially red gladiolus.
Hawthorn – Mary’s Mayflower
Hollyhock - St. Joseph’s Staff
Horehound – Mother of God’s Tea
Iris/flag/sword lily) - Deep-blue color symbolizes Mary's fidelity, and the blade-shaped foliage denotes the sorrows that "pierce her heart".
Ivy - eternity, faithfulness.
Lady’s Mantle – Our Lady’s Mantle
Lavender – Our Lady’s Drying Herb
Lemon Balm – Sweet Mary
Lilies - white color and sweet fragrance symbolize Mary's purity, humility, loving obedience to God's will. White "Annunciation Lily", symbol of Mary's Immaculate Purity.
Marigold (calendula, pot marigold, French marigold)- Mary's gold" symbolize her simplicity, domesticity. Also connected to Mary's sorrows.
Marshmallow – Our Lady’s Cheeses
Meadowsweet – Lady of the Meadow
Milk Thistle – Our Lady’s Milk Thistle
Mints – Our Lady’s Mints
Monkshood - Our Lady's Slipper
Motherwort – Saint Mary’s Hand
Mullein – Mary’s Candle
Mullein – Mary’s Candle
Pansy - "Trinity Flower", symbol of the Trinity.
Periwinkle "Virgin Flower", the blue color recalling her fullness of grace.
Red Clover – Our Lady’s Posies
Rose – Our Lady’s Emblem
Rose - symbol of the Blessed Virgin of prophecy. The "queen of flowers", symbolizes Mary, the Queen of Heaven, symbol of perfect love.
Rosemary – Rose of Mary
Rue – Herb of Grace
Sage – Mary’s Shawl
St. John’s wort – Mary's Fire
Strawberry- "Fruitful Virgin", in flower and fruit at the same time.
Tansy – Our Lady’s Plant
Thistle-Down - a Visitation symbol.
Thyme – The Virgin’s Humility
Violets - the color, sweet scent, heart-shaped leaves, refer to Mary's constancy, humility and innocence.
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