___ Rose
Dear Readers, many plants are named after animals. Sometimes it’s because there’s something in the colour of a flower or the shape of a leaf that reminded our ancestors of a particular creature. Sometimes it’s because the word has gradually changed over time, or has been mistranslated. And sometimes, it’s because there’s a particular legend associated with the plant. Whatever the reason, our ‘weeds’ contain a positive menagerie of creatures, and this week I want you to fill in the blanks with the name of the animal that is missing. Simple as that!
So, if you think that the plant in the photo above is a Cat Rose, all you’d have to do is put 1) Cat in your answer. Or alternatively you could put 1) Dog, which would be correct :-).
Update – I seem to have missed out number 11! Just send your answers as numbered, I’ll know what you mean.
As usual, please put your answers in the comments by Monday 5 p.m. UK time if you want to be marked (and name-checked on Tuesday!) or feel free to play along on your own if you’d rather. If you are putting your answers into the comments, I suggest you write them down first to avoid being influenced by anyone speedy who has already submitted their answers.
And have fun! I really enjoyed going back through six years of Wednesday Weeds to find these examples for you, and I could easily have done another twenty. It seems that animals are everywhere!
1)_____radish
2) Black hore_____
3) Corn______
4) Shining ______bill
5) Ragged _____
6) ___glove
7) Shoo___ plant
8) ______ Puzzle tree
9) ____horn Sumac
10) ____s Breeches
12) _____’s bugloss
13) River Water ____foot
14) ______ plant
15) ___wood
16) ____ apple
17) Prickly ___thistle
18) ________’s ear
19) ___weed
20) __-eye Daisy
There is no 11!
These are all guesses:
1- horse; 2- hound; 3- ? 4-hawk; 5- robin; 6-fox; 7- fly; 8- monkey; 9- stag; 10- bear; 12- viper; 13- crow; 14- hen and chicken; 15- ?; 16- crab; 17- sow; 18- ?; 19- ?; 20- ox
What a great idea for a quiz! I know more than I expected and I shall look forward to having a bash at the rest. (I presume the missing 11 is the picture at the top?)
I’m going to have a go at this, but if I get them wrong it’s my memory not your blogs at fault!
1) Horseradish
2) Black Horehound
3) Corncockle
4) Shining Cranesbill
5) Ragged Robin
6) Foxglove
7) Shoofly plant
8) Monkey Puzzle tree
9) Stags horn Sumac
10) Bear’s Breeches
12) Viper’s Bugloss
13) River Water Crowfoot
14) Spider plant
15) Dogwood
16) Crab apple
17) Prickly Sow thistle
18) Elephant’s Ear
19) Hogweed
20) Bird-eye Daisy
1) Horseradish
2) Black Horehound
3) Corncockle
4) Shining Cranesbill
5) Ragged Robin
6) Foxglove
7) Shoofly plant
8) Monkey Puzzle tree
9) Stags horn Sumac
10) Bear’s Breeches
12) Viper’s Bugloss
13) River Water Crowfoot
14) Spider plant
15) Dogwood
16) Crab apple
17) Prickly Sow thistle
18) Elephant’s Ear
19) Hogweed
20) Bird-eye Daisy
I wanted to pop in a picture of a Fat Hen plant to show I’m paying attention, but can’t get it to load!
Thank you for adding fun to my Sunday morning. Am still in purdah because of being vulnerable, so a bit of lively interest comes very welcome!
Wishing you well – and stay safe please. x
1. Horse
2.Hound
3. Cockle
4. Crane
5. Robin
6. Fox
7. Cockle
8. Monkey
9. Stag
10. Bear
12. Viper
13. Crow
14. Spider
15. Dog
16. Crab
17. Sow
18. Elephant
19. Hog
20. Ox
Sorry put cockle in twice at number 7 when it should have been fly. Teach me not to check
My answers would duplicate one of the above so I have been pipped. Can we have guesses about the missing question? I would go for Pignut or Hawksbeard
1 Horse
2 Hound
3 Cockle
4 Cranes
5 Robin
6 Fox
7 ? 🤔
8 Monkey (Araucaria – used to set the Guardian crossword)
9 Stag
10 ? 🤔
11 —-
12 Viper
13 Crow?
14 Spider
15 Dog?
16 Crab
17 Sow
18 Mouse?
19 Hog
20 Ox
🤞🤞
1 Horseradish
2 Black horehound
3 Corncockle
4 Shining cranesbill
5 Ragged robin
6 Foxglove
7 Shoofly plant
8 Monkey puzzle tree
9 ?
10 Bear’s breeches
11 There is no number 11!
12 Viper’s bugloss
13 River water crowfoot
14 ?
15 Dogwood
16 Crab apple
17 Prickly sow thistle
18 Elephant’s ear
19 Hogweed
20 Ox eye daisy
I really enjoyed this quiz, especially as it included one of my favourite plants, viper;s bugloss. There’s a couple which I haven’t been able to identify, and I did think about waiting for a few more hours before sending my answers, in case I suddenly remember the missing ones – but I’ve done that a couple of times before and ended up missing the deadline!
Know I’m late but enjoyed trying to figure them out so will post as a sign of my appreciation nonetheless. Adore your blog, first found it when I was trying to figure out what annual mercury was and have learnt so much since!
1)horse
2)?
3 cockle
4) cranes?
5) robin
6) fox
7)??
8) monkey
9) stag
10)
12) vipers
13)
14) spider
15) dog
16) crab
17) sow
18) elephant
19) ?
20) ox