jillraggett:

Plant of the Day
Monday 25 December 2017

Named after the traditional 17th century carol “I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)“ this early flowering Galanthus plicatus ‘Three Ships’ is an unusually early flowering form. The original was discovered flowering under an ancient Quercus suber (cork oak) at Henham Park, Suffolk in 1984. My small, but precious clump, have been flowering for two weeks but are still ‘sailing in’ on Christmas morning – festive greetings to you all – keep enjoying our wonderful green world.

Jill Raggett