Several plants are said to owe their dark-stained blossoms to the blood-drops which trickled from the cross; amongst these being the wood-sorrel, the spotted persicaria, the arum, the purple orchis, which is known in Cheshire as "Gethsemane," and the red anemone, which has been termed the "blood-drops of Christ."

Persicaria, spotted-leaved Polygonum Ficaria.

Persicaria, willow-leaved Polygonum amphibium.