Mary Garden at St. John Cantius Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Mary Garden, St. John Cantius Church

Looking at the garden from the sidewalk on Third Street

The cornerstone from the former school

The Mary Garden at St. John Cantius Church, St. Cloud, sits on the site of the former grade school. The church is located to the west.

Flowers in the Mary Garden are:

Alysum - Mary's flower, or cross flower
Aqilegia - Mary's shoes
Cat Nip - Mary's nettle
Daisy - Mary loves
Gailardia - Mary's face
Iris - Mary's sword of sorrow
Liatris - Mary's drops
Lilac - Ascension flower
Marigold - Mary's gold
Petunia - Our Lady's praises
Peony - Mary's rose
Potentilla - Jesus' footprints
Rose - Mary's Emblem
Rudbeckia - Golden Jerusalem
Russian Sage - Mary's shawl
Snapdragon - Infant Jesus' shoes
Spirea - St. Peter's wreath
Tulip - The Woman, or Mary's prayers
Yarrow - Our Lord's back
Zinnia - The Virgin