Image Credit: John Robert McPherson – CCA SA 4.0/WikiCommons. Plant lovers have cultivated azaleas, flowering shrubs of the genus Rhododendron, for centuries. Azaleas prefer partial to full shade, so ...
In the "nature symbolism" of the Church, certain plants, such as wheat, grapes, thorny plants, and cross-shaped flowers, which recalled the Last Supper, the Crowning of Thorns, the Crucifixion, and ...