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AMBASSADOR OF PEACE is:
->from Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”
->because this is such a large, soothing, peaceful flower, and it continues my theme of having the word peace in many of my yellow introductions
ANSWERED PRAYER is:
->from Psalms 86:7 - “In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.”
->from Ezra 8:23 – “…the gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him…so we fasted and petitioned our God…and he answered our prayer.”
->Amazingly, when I did a google search for “answered prayer? up popped the following:
- whatever you’re looking for you can get it on eBay.
- looking for answered prayer? Save! Everyrule.com
Needless to say, no answers there (They’ll do anything to sell ad space.)
BATTLE OF JERICHO is:
->from the book of Joshua – God wanted the Israelites to re-take a portion of land in which they had previously dwelt in order to “establish a commonwealth faithful to the righteous rule of God and thus to be a witness (and a blessing) to the nations.’ (NIV Study Bible)
->because this dark and mysterious flower with a darker eye reminds me of cinematic night-time battles
BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY is:
->from Genesis 1:28 – “Be fruitful and multiply…”
->an appropriate name for this very robust grower
BILL TONN is:
->named for a good friend and fellow hybridizer who loves this plant
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT is:
-> from Acts 22:6-11 – Saul/Paul was on the road to Damascus
when a light from heaven flashed around him and blinded him as Jesus
asked Saul “Why are you persecuting me?”
-> what this flower will do to your eyes on a sunny day
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
is:
-> what we saw in the movie The Passion of the Christ - the day of
Jesus' crucifixion was full of blood, sweat and tears.
-> from Winston Churchill's statement as he took over the government
during World War II: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil,
tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind."
-> what it takes to produce beautiful new daylilies!
BORN TO REIGN is:
-> from Isaiah 9:6-7- "For unto us a child is born…and
He will reign…"
-> from John 18:37 - "You are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact,
for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify
to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
-> what this majestic flower looks like it was born to do.
CAST YOUR NET is:
->from Matthew 4:18-19, where Christ called on believers to be “fishers of men”
->what the eye pattern of this flower looks like – a net
CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS is:
->the 1993 theory proposed by political scientist Samuel Huntington that people’s cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world (Wikipedia)
->what I think of when I see this very bright color which clashes with colors not in the yellow and orange red range
CORONATION DAY is:
->from 1 Peter 5:4 – “And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”
->from Revelations 2:10 – “…be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
->because this flower has a regal purple color with a white edge that looks like a serrated crown
CREATION REJOICES is:
->from the Sandy Patti song “A Morning Like This” that talks about the earth rejoicing on resurrection day when it feels Christ walking on the ground again
->from the many poetic verses in the Bible about mountains bowing down, trees clapping their hands, etc. in praise of God
->what I think of when I see this happy flower that bursts into multiple bloom over an extended period of time
DELIVERER is:
->from Psalm 40:17 – “…You are my help and my deliverer.”
->because this plant is one of the strongest in my garden – in wind, sun, drought, heat, it is a consistent “deliverer”
END OF THE AGE is:
->from Matthew 24 – “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him and said ‘Tell us, when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?’” The answer: wars and rumors of wars, false prophets, famines, earthquakes, nation rising against nation.
->This flower is both ugly and pretty – like the end of the age – which will be ugly, but wonderful because it signals the return of Christ.
ENDURING FREEDOM is:
-> from John 8:34-36 and Romans 6:18, which talk about Christ setting us free forever from the bondage and penalty of sin
-> the operational name for the United States’ war on terrorism
ENTWINED IN THE VINE is:
->from John 15:5 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” In other words, staying entwined in the “vine” by having a living union with Christ will bring a fruitful life
->because this flower usually shows movement, often as a pinched crispate with curling – and when other flowers are combined with it, they bear much “fruit” in the form of outstanding offspring
EPHESUS is:
->one of the cities that became a center of evangelism for the early Church.
Located at an intersection of major trade routes, Ephesus was the
most important city in western Asia Minor (now Turkey), and ranked with
Rome, Corinth, Antioch and Alexandria as one of the foremost urban centers
of the Roman Empire.
EYE ON THE SPARROW is:
->from Matthew 10:29-31- “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
->the name of a song I heard Ethel Waters sing when I was a child – “I sing because I’m happy; I sing because I’m free; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”
EYES ON THE PRIZE is:
-> from I Corinthians 9:24-25 and Philippians 3:14 - “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize (eternal life) for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus”
-> my hope for this flower – that it will be a breeder of award winners for those who use it
FAITHFUL
AND TRUE is:
->one of the Bible’s names for Christ (Rev. 19:11 and 3:14)
->one of the many attributes of God (Psalms 33:4)
->what this flower is – always pretty, always consistent, always
faithful
FEAR NOT is:
-> from Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear not, for I am with you; do not
be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you.
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Whether in the
midst of a battle, disease, loss of home or job or loved one, God tells
us not to fear, because He is with us.
-> This blazing flower says "Look at me, look to me, I'm strong."
FILLED
TO OVERFLOWING is:
->from Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
->from 1 Peter 1:8-9 – “…you are filled with an inexpressible
and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the
salvation of your souls.”
->what this flower is – filled to overflowing with wonderful
genetics which produce beautiful offspring
FINAL DESTINATION is:
-> from Hebrews 9:27 - "man is destined to die…and
after that to face judgment." We all have one final destination
- either Heaven or hell - which one is up to us
-> an apt name for this flower, since it's one of the last to
start and stop blooming in my garden.
FLIGHT INTO EGYPT is:
-> from Matthew 2:1 - "When they had gone, an angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream. 'Get up,' he said, 'take the child and
his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod
is going to search for the child to kill him.'"
-> The colors in this flower remind me of those seen in a desert
country like Egypt.
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND is:
->from a familiar story about a person who dreams of walking along the beach with God and sees two sets of footprints in the sand except during the hard times of life, when there is only one set. God explains that “those are the times I carried you.”
->because the background color of this flower is like beach sand, and the eye is like a footprint on it.
FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS
is:
-> from Genesis 7:12 - "And the rain fell on the earth for forty
days and forty nights."
-> from Matthew 4:2 - the length of time Jesus fasted in the desert
during which time He was tempted by Satan
-> from 1 Kings 19:8 - the length of time it took Elijah to
reach Mt. Horeb (the mountain of God) to talk with Him about the state
of things in Israel
-> from Exodus 24:18 - the length of time Moses was on the mountain
getting the Ten Commandments
-> because this flower has 40 buds
GO IN PEACE is:
->from Luke 7:50 – “And he said to the woman, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”
->The title of a good sermon by C.H. Spurgeon delivered in 1883. Can be read at www.spurgeon.org/sermons/2770.htm
GOSPEL MUSIC is:
->“a kind of Christian music based on American folk music, marked by strong rhythms and elaborated refrains, and incorporating elements of spirituals, blues and jazz.” American Heritage Dictionary
HEALING TOUCH is:
-> from Matthew 4:23 - "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing
every disease and sickness among the people."
HANDWRITING ON THE WALL is:
->from Daniel 5 – the story of King Balshazzar and his reign in Babylon where the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the wall of the royal palace. Daniel translated the handwriting on the wall – “God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. You have been weighed in the scales and found wanting. Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
->- because the elaborate pattern in this flower reminded me of the mysterious writing on the wall, although it and its kids have been “weighed in the balance” by me and NOT found to be “wanting” :-)
HEARTBEAT OF HEAVEN is:
->a popular 20th century description of/name for Christ
->what this flower does – it makes my heart beat faster
INTELLIGENT DESIGN is:
->from Jeremiah 51:15 – “He made the world by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.” In other words, this universe didn’t just happen by accident.
->the name of a recent movement whose premise is that the universe was created by intelligent design rather than by chaos
->a description of this flower and its offspring
ISLE OF PATMOS is:
->a small Greek island off the coast of Turkey where the apostle John was exiled by the Romans because of his activities as a Christian missionary. It’s the place where he wrote the book of Revelation.
KING OF THE AGES is:
->from Revelation 15:3 – “…Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the Ages.
->from 1 Timothy 1:17 – “Now to the King of the Ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever.”
LAKE OF FIRE is:
->from Revelation 19:20 – it’s where the anti-Christ and the false prophet will be thrown
->from Revelation 20:10 – it’s where the devil will eventually be thrown :-)
->from Revelation 20:15 – “If anyone’s name was not found in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” This is called the “second death.” The Bible teaches that the book of life is the heavenly register of the “elect” (those who profess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God). Sorry, I don’t make the rules - I’m just the messenger.
LIGHT OF THE WORLD is:
-> what Christ called Himself in John 9:5 – “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world”
-> what He called His followers to be in Matthew 5:14-16 – “You are the light of the world…let your light shine…”
-> what this flower reminds me of – it lights up the area of the garden where it grows
LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE is:
->from Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.”
->a favorite children’s song
->a description of this bright, happy flower
LOAVES
AND FISHES is:
->from Matthew 6:5-14 – when Jesus took 5 barley loaves and 2
fish that a young boy had brought and fed a multitude
->what this flower reminds me of – it went from 1 fan to a 40
fan clump in just 3 years!
MAGNIFY THE LORD is:
-> from Luke 1:46 (Mary speaking to Elizabeth about her situation)
- "My soul doth magnify (glorify) the Lord and my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior."
-> The eyes on this flower are so big that they appear to be seen
from under a magnifying glass.
MAN OF SORROWS is:
->from Isaiah 53:3 – “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief (suffering).”
MIGHTY FORTRESS is:
->from Psalms 31:2 (and elsewhere) - refers to God as our fortress, our refuge in times of distress
->the name of a wonderful hymn many of us grew up singing
->what this strong, majestic plant reminds me of
MOSES IN THE BULRUSHES is:
->from Exodus 2:3 – Pharoah ordered that all sons of the children of Israel be thrown into the Nile River as soon as they were born because the Israelites in Egypt were multiplying too quickly, and he was afraid they might turn against the Egyptians and escape their enslavement. The mother or Moses (Jochebed) put him in a watertight basket made of bulrushes and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile, where he was found and raised by the Pharoah’s daughter.
->In the north this flower is often in the foliage, hence MOSES IN THE BULRUSHES.
->Moses was a great leader, and took his people toward the “promised land”, which I hope this flower will do for other hybridizers.
MYSTERIOUS WAYS is:
->So much about God is hidden from us and is a mystery. For example, in I Corinthians 50-58 (the wonderful passage sung in the Messiah): “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
->This flower has many shapes and layers to it (see website pictures), and how it might breed is still much of a mystery to me.
NEW EVERY MORNING is:
->from Lamentations 3:22-23 – “..his mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
->because the color on this flower changes from day to day, so to me it’s “new every morning"
NO MORE TEARS is:
->what we’re promised heaven will be like in Isaiah 25:8 and 65:19 and Revelations 21:4 and 7:17
->obviously the slogan of a baby shampoo we all grew up with
->named in honor of Mal Brooker and to give comfort and encouragement to his wonderful wife Gerda. It’s a “happy” flower from the same cross (Seminole Wind x Ed Brown) as Mal Brooker’s lovely Belle Cooke, which was introduced just before his “home going”. Life brings so many tears – it will be wonderful to spend eternity in a place without them!
OPEN
DOOR is:
->from Matthew 7:7 - "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
->what this flower appears to be – open and welcoming
OVERFLOWING HEART is:
->from Luke 6:45 – “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”
->from Colossians 2:7 – “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
->The “heart” of this daylily overflows, spilling out almost to the edge
PATHWAY OF PEACE is:
-> from Luke 1:78-79 - "because of the tender mercy of our God
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those
living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into
the path of peace."
-> from John 14:27 - "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give
you."
-> from John 16:33 - "I have told you these things, so that
in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take
heart! I have overcome the world."
-> from Acts 10:36 - "You know the message God sent to the people
of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who
is Lord of all."
PEACE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING is:
->from Philippians 4: 7 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
->how I feel about this peaceful looking flower, whose breeding potential is beyond my understanding
PRECIOUS PROMISES is:
->from 2 Peter 1:4 – “…he has given us his very great and precious promises.” These promises include not only “the eternal glories of the eternal Kingdom, but a changed, divine nature within ourselves, which God will, of His own grace, bestow upon us, which we, on our part, must do our best to attain.” (p.667 Halley’s Bible Handbook)
ROBED IN MAJESTY is:
->from Psalms 93:1 - describing God
->what this showy, regal flower looks like
ROCK OF SALVATION is:
-> from Psalms 95:1 – “Oh, come let us sing to the Lord…the Rock of our salvation.”
-> what this very large, thick, heavy flower brought to mind from the time it first bloomed – it’s a “solid rock” - and a “firm foundation” for breeding other large, thick, heavy “rocks”
SECRET OF CONTENTMENT is:
->from Philippians 4:12-13 – “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of contentment in every situation…I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” The secret is union with the living Christ who is the source of our strength and joy.
->because although this flower has both good days and bad, I’m content with it - especially because it breeds gorgeous flowers which bring me joy.
SEVEN SEALS is:
->from Revelations 5-6 – describing the last days, where God is holding a scroll which is sealed with seven seals; when the seals are opened, they release a series of judgments on the earth
SEVENTY
TIMES SEVEN is:
->from Matthew 18:22 – the number of times we’re to forgive others
->how many blooms this flower seems to have – it just keeps going
and going
SHADOW OF HIS HAND is:
->from Isaiah 51:16 - “…I have covered you with the shadow of my hand” and
Isaiah 49:2 “…in the shadow of His hand he hid me” – a poetic way of describing God’s protection
->what this flower reminds me of with its dark eye, and the fact that it can fit inside your hand
SHINE ON ME is:
-> from Numbers 6:24-26 - an oft heard benediction/blessing: "The
LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and
be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."
SOUL ON FIRE is:
-> from Mark 12:30: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."
In other words, "let your soul be on fire for God."
->an apt name for this fiery, strong flower.
STORM SHELTER is:
->from Isaiah 25:4 – “You have been a shelter…from the storm.”
TIMELESS TRUTH is:
->from John 14:6 – “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me” and from John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the
Word (Christ), and the word was with God and the Word was God.” In other
words, Christ has always existed and has always been the Truth, so not only is
he the timeless Truth, but his truth is also timeless.
TOWER
OF BABEL is:
->a reference to the story in Genesis 11
->what this tall and very perpendicular flower reminds me of
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
is:
-> from Luke 6:29: "If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn
to him the other also."
-> The red eye reminded me of a slapped cheek.
WAY OF LIFE is:
->from John 14:6 – “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
->what this flower is as a breeder – a way to beautiful new life (seedlings)
WELCOMING COMMITTEE is:
->- one of the gift plants at the 2007 AHS National Convention distributed by the “welcoming committee” at registration
->what this flower feels like – it is so exuberant and full of bloom – like it’s happy to see you :-)
->what a lot of us like to imagine when we think of entering the pearly gates, i.e. being greeted by some combination of angels, other believers, St. Peter, the Father, Son or Holy Sprit who are there to welcome us home. Actually, this is not specifically discussed in Scripture, although we are assured that in heaven we will be with Christ (Luke 23:42-43) and we will dwell with God and be His people (Rev 21:3-4).
WELLSPRING OF WISDOM is:
->a popular 20th century description of/name for Christ
WOMAN AT THE WELL is:
->The loops and ruffles on this flower seem both naughty and joyful - they remind me of the Samaritan woman with 5 husbands and a lover who met Jesus at the well in John 4:7-26. He told her “but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
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