Culham Research Group
Just another blogs.reading.ac.uk site
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Advent Botany
    • Advent Botany 2014
    • Advent Botany 2015
    • Advent Botany 2016
    • Advent Botany 2017
    • Advent Botany 2019
    • Taxonomic index to #AdventBotany
  • PhD Students
    • Ahmed Gawhari – PhD 2016
    • Ana Simoes
    • Anas Tawfeeq
    • Azi Jamaludin
    • Donald Zulu
    • Jordan Bilsborrow
    • Maria Christodoulou – PhD 2016
    • Tomos Jones
    • Widad Aljuhani – PhD 2015
    • Kálmán Könyves – PhD 2014
    • Marshall Heap – PhD 2014
    • Ahmed El-Banhawy
    • Hassan Rankou
    • Oli Ellingham
    • Aramide Dolapo Oshingboye – L’Oreal Visiting Fellowship 2014/2015
  • Projects
← 2015 Powdery Mildew Survey Results
Advent Botany 2015, Day1: Balsam Fir – a popular Christmas tree in Canada →

Getting Ready for #AdventBotany – here’s a reprise of 2014

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Alastair Culham

Last year we ran our first #AdventBotany challenge – @DrMGoesWild and @botanyRNG writing an account each day (with some help from @DawnBazeley and others) through advent of plants associated with Christmas.  This year, with help from many more colleagues on Twitter we are about to launch an entirely new 25 plants of advent.  Here is a reprise of last year’s calendar.  All new species for 2015!

Day 1 - A selection of Hedera helix leaves from a single plant showing adult and juvenile forms
Day 1 – A selection of Hedera helix leaves from a single plant showing adult and juvenile forms
Day 2 - Viscum album in Lyte's Herball of 1578
Day 2 – Viscum album in Lyte’s Herball of 1578
Day 3 - Holly Ilex spp.
Day 3 – Holly Ilex spp.
Day 4 - Gold - A tiny test block of cold press paper on fibreboard, used to create a miniature for varnish testing
Day 4 – Gold – A tiny test block of cold press paper on fibreboard, used to create a miniature for varnish testing
Day 5 - Frankincense
Day 5 – Frankincense
Day 6 - Samples of Myrrh along with bark of Commiphora myrrah
Day 6 – Samples of Myrrh along with bark of Commiphora myrrah
Day 7 - Almonds, Prunus dulcis, the almond
Day 7 – Almonds, Prunus dulcis, the almond
Day 8 - Cranberry fruit (c) Jonathan Mitchley
Day 8 – Cranberry fruit (c) Jonathan Mitchley
Day 9 - Dogwood, Cornus sericea
Day 9 – Dogwood, Cornus sericea
Day 10 - Mulled wine
Day 10 – Mulled wine
Day 11 - The Christmas rose, Helleborus niger
Day 11 – The Christmas rose, Helleborus niger
Day 12 - The curious cone like inflorescences of Zingiber officinale
Day 12 – The curious cone like inflorescences of Zingiber officinale
Day 13 - Paper
Day 13 – Paper
Day 14 - String
Day 14 – String
Day 15 - Christmas tree, Young tree of Abies pinsapo (Spanish fir) in the Sierra de Gracelema
Day 15 – Christmas tree, Young tree of Abies pinsapo (Spanish fir) in the Sierra de Gracelema
Day 16 - Chocolate & Cocoa
Day 16 – Chocolate & Cocoa
Day 17 - Raisins, Currants & Sultanas
Day 17 – Raisins, Currants & Sultanas
Day 18 - Hippeastrum x johnsonii illustration by Priscilla Susan Bury
Day 18 – Hippeastrum x johnsonii illustration by Priscilla Susan Bury
Day 19 - Parsnip - Pastinaca sativa
Day 19 – Parsnip – Pastinaca sativa
Day 20 - Christmas Box - Sarcococca confusa (c) Nikki SImpson 2014
Day 20 – Christmas Box – Sarcococca confusa (c) Nikki SImpson 2014
Day 21 - Dates - Young dates changing from golden to brown
Day 21 – Dates – Young dates changing from golden to brown
Day 22 - Pear
Day 22 – Pear
Day 23 - A poinsettia from a UK supermarket providing Christmas colour.
Day 23 – A poinsettia from a UK supermarket providing Christmas colour.
Day 24 - Brussels sprout
Day 24 – Brussels sprout
Day 25 - Star of Bethlehem
Day 25 – Star of Bethlehem

The 2014 blogs are indexed here:

Day 1 – Hedera helix

Day 2 – Viscum album

Day 3 – Ilex

Day 4 – Gold

Day 5 – Frankincense (Boswellia sacra)

Day 6 – Myrrh (Commiphora myrrah)

Day 7 – Almonds (Prunus dulcis)

Day 8 – Cranberry (Vaccinium spp.)

Day 9 – Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Day 10 – Mulled Wine

Day 11 – Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)

Day 12 – Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Day 13 – Paper

Day 14 – String

Day 15 – the Christmas tree

Day 16 – Chocolate (Theobroma cacao)

Day 17 – Raisins, Currants & Sultanas

Day 18 – Amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.)

Day 19 – Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Day 20 – Christmas Box (Sarcococca confusa)

Day 21 – Dates (Phoenix dactylifera)

Day 22 – A Partridge in a Pear tree

Day 23 – Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Day 24 – The Brussels Sprout (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)

Christmas Day – The Star of Bethlehem from GOD

Now see what #AdventBotany 2015 has to offer!

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket
  • Print
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Google

Like this:

Like Loading...

About Alastair Culham

A professional botanist and biologist with an interest in promoting biological knowledge and awareness to all.
View all posts by Alastair Culham →
This entry was posted in Advent, Herbarium RNG, Public Engagement with Science. Bookmark the permalink.
← 2015 Powdery Mildew Survey Results
Advent Botany 2015, Day1: Balsam Fir – a popular Christmas tree in Canada →
Logging In...

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • 1 Reply
  • 0 Comments
  • 0 Tweets
  • 0 Facebook
  • 1 Pingback
Last reply was December 4, 2015
  1. Getting Ready for #AdventBotany – here’s a reprise of 2014 « Herbology Manchester
    View December 4, 2015

    […] Source: Getting Ready for #AdventBotany – here’s a reprise of 2014 […]

    Reply
  • Recent Posts

    • A personal reflection on Wild about Weeds – author Jack Wallington
    • Community fungal DNA workshop
    • #AdventBotany 2019 Day 6: Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly…
    • Final call: help identify potentially invasive plants
    • #AdventBotany 2019 Day 2: Death by chocolate
  • Recent Comments

    • Specimens, Specimens: Uses | Herbarium World on Brief notes on some Percival Wheats
    • Tendrils: 151218 – The Unconventional Gardener on Advent Botany 2015 – Day 15: Mahleb
    • Tendrils: 151218 – The Unconventional Gardener on Advent Botany 2015 – Day 17: Sgan t’sek
    • Tomos Jones on A personal reflection on Wild about Weeds – author Jack Wallington
    • Future Invaders in your Garden? – The Gardening Zoologist on Future invaders at RHS Chelsea
  • Categories

    • Advent
    • Art
    • Catalogue of Life
    • Collectors
    • e-learning
    • Hawkins Research Group
    • Herbarium RNG
    • i4Life
    • MSc Plant Diversity
    • PhD research
    • Public Engagement with Science
    • RHS research
    • Type
    • Uncategorized
    • Welcome
  • Meta

    • Register
    • Log in
    • Entries RSS
    • Comments RSS
    • WordPress.org
    • RSS - Posts
    • RSS - Comments
  • Subscribe to Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Culham Research Group
Proudly powered by WordPress.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: