This spiny flowers of this plant produce the most interesting hues of blue. We always look forward to its flowering in our garden.
The many parts of this flower have given it a very detailed Christian religious symbolism. But it also has meaning in other cultures. In Japan, it is the clock flower. In Tennessee, the Ocoee Indians considered it their most beautiful flower. It may even be the Incan Vine of Souls, housing the spirits of the ancestors. This photo is another blossom photo taken in slices. The passion flower vine is well behaved in our garden but takes over in some places.
This aquatic plant is full of mythical and religious symbolism. It has been the subject of medication, decorates temple walls, and features prominently in many world religions. It is truly a flower that is at home in places of grace. This lotus seed head was holding itself above the green leaves as if the seeds were observing all around this pond in Norfolk, Virginia.
