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Plants for a Mary Garden: Larkspur (Consolida ajacis aka C. ambigua) “Mary’s Tears’

Karen Meyers April 1, 2025 0 Comments

The name “Mary’s Tears” is derived from the resemblance of the droplet-shaped larkspur flowers to tears and is associated with the sorrow and compassion of Mary especially during the Passion…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Karen August 13, 2024 0 Comments

Native to woodlands in colder parts of Europe and Asia, this herbaceous perennial grows 6-12″ tall from a rhizomatous root system and often form large colonies. Each plant has one…

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Botanical Latin: Convallaria

Karen April 26, 2018 0 Comments

Convallaria (kon val AIR ee a)from the Latin word convallis meaning valley + the suffix aria meaning a place containing In Song of Solomon 2.1 of the Vulgate Bible the…

Plants for a Mary Garden: Larkspur (Consolida ajacis aka C. ambigua) “Mary’s Tears’

Plants for a Mary Garden: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Botanical Latin: Convallaria

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