Mayo Clinic's Flower of Hope™

Abstract

Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914; Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses. Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914; Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses. Art comes in many fashions—paint, stone, glass, and wood—to name a few of the most common forms. It is also recognizable that there is an “art” to every work of human hands, hence it is with honesty that Flower of Hope™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar is recognized as an addition to the Art of Medicine. One of the hallmarks included in the year-long accolade for Mayo Clinic's Sesquicentennial (150-year anniversary) in 2014, comprised the commissioning of a flower. Honoring the traditions of the Mayo family as stewards of the environment, and recognizing the deep healing power of nature, Mayo Clinic chose this flower and renamed it the Flower of Hope.™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar It was chosen for its capacity to thrive in the varied climates of all 3 Mayo Clinic sites, Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Scottsdale, Arizona; and all of the other health system campuses.1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar Coreopsis “Electric Avenue” (US PP24688 P2) was “invented” in 2009 by botanists in Alpharetta, Georgia, who used stem slip cuttings to promote asexual reproduction of a potted Coreopsis plant.1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar The results produced a new cultivar with hardy, vibrant yellow blossoms and dense foliage that thrives in a wide variety of climates.2Coreopsis Electric Avenue. http://www.google.com/patents/USPP24688. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar, 3Bauer's Forever Flowers website. http://www.bauersforeverflowers.com/mayoclinic/. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar To clarify, the invention refers to the process by which the new flower emerged. It is out of the realm of human capacity to say we can “create” a flower. However, one can recognize the healing power and joy delivered by this delightful blossom. Plant lovers everywhere can obtain the Flower of Hope,™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar from their local nurseries. Mayo Clinic does not profit from any sales of this flower.