The Perfect Easter Flower
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, among the ferns and huckleberry bushes, one can occasionally encounter a wildflower, Trillium ovatum, that I consider to be the perfect flower for Easter. It is usually solitary and very fragile. It blooms about Easter time and must be shared. If it is plucked and taken home for one’s own pleasure, the plant will die, never to flower again. It has three leaves and three petals representing the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Initially the flower is white representing purity, the perfect sacrificial lamb, but then the petals turn to a deep purple, the color of the royal robes of a ...
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