I was sitting down to write my garden piece for December and for whatever reason it came into my head to try and find 12 plants that represent the song Twelve days of Christmas…..So hear goes.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me……
First Day – a partridge in a pear tree – Pyrus communis (pear tree) I know an easy first one!
Second Day – two turtle doves – Davidia Involucrata also known as Dove tree/hankerchief
tree
Third Day – three French hens – Sempervivum (house leek) also known as Hen and Chicks
Fourth Day – four colly or calling birds – Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot trefoil)
Fifth Day – five gold rings – Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’
Sixth Day – six geese a laying – Ribes uva crispa (Gooseberry) ok, not the best, but all I could
find.
Seventh Day – seven swans a swimming – Gomphocarpus physocarpus (swan plant)
Eighth Day – eight maids a milking – Cardamine pratensis (milkmaids/Cuckoo flower)
Ninth Day – nine ladies dancing – Onicidum orchids (Dancing ladies)
Tenth Day – ten lords a leaping – Arum maculatum (Lords and Ladies)
Eleventh Day – eleven pipers piping – Piper ornatum (Pepper vine)
Twelfth Day – twelve drummers drumming – Moringa oleifera (Drumstick plant)
Leave a Reply