Plant Portrait Collection (page 10)

Morchella esculenta, c. 1915-45
Illustration of Morchella esculenta, known as common or true morel, yellow morel or sponge morel by Elsie M. Wakefield from the Kew Collection, c.1915-1945

Trachycarpus fortunei, ca 1850
Illustration of Trachycarpus fortunei, commonly known as hemp palm, by unknown Chinese artist, Robert Fortune Collection, Kew, ca. 1850

Eugeissona tristis, 1850
Illustration of Eugeissona tristis, commonly known as bertam or wild Bornean sago, by unknown Indian artist from Palms of British East India by William Griffith and John McClelland, 1850

Lachenalia quadricolor, 1808
Illustration of Lachenalia quadricolor, commonly known as Cape cowslip. Watercolour on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1808. This is the original illustration painted for Curtiss Botanical Magazine

Iris xiphium, 1824 -1834
Illustration of Iris xiphium, commonly known as Spanish iris. Copperplate stipple-engraving illustrated by Pierre Joseph Redoute and engraved by Langlois, 1824 -1833

Hyacinthus orientalis, 1827
Illustration of Hyacinthus orientalis, commonly known as hyacinth. Copperplate stipple-engraving, printed in colour, and hand-finished using watercolour by Pierre Joseph Redoute

Hesperantha coccinea, 1864
Illustration of Hesperantha coccinea, commonly known as crimson flag lily or Kaffir lily. Watercolour and pencil on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1864

Allium nigrum, 1808
Illustration of Allium nigrum, commonly known as ornamental onion. Watercolour and pencil on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1808. Original artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 29, plate 1148

Dietes huttonii, 1875
Current accepted plant name is Moraea huttonii, commonly known as moraea or Cape tulip. Watercolour and pencil on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1875

Galanthus elwesii, 1875
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1875. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 101, plate 6166

Sparaxis pulcherrimum, 1866
Current accepted plant name is Dierama pulcherrimum, commonly known as angels fishing rod, wandflower or hairbell. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1866

Helleborus argutifolius, (holly-leaved hellebore). Family: Ranunculaceae

Helleborus orientalis. Family: Ranunculaceae

Hosta Sum and Substance (plantain lily Sum and Substance ). Family: Asparagaceae

Lupinus The Govenor (Band of Nobles series). Family: Papilionaceae

Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine). Family: Oleaceae

Ophiopogon planiscapus (lilyturf). Family: Asparagaceae

Lupinus My Castle
Lupinus, My Castle (lupin). Family: Papilionaceae

Verbena bonariensis (Argentinian vervain). Family: Verbenaceae

Salvia officinalis (Common sage) in flower. Family: Lamiaceae

Sedum Herbstfreude
Sedum (Herbstfreude Group) Herbstfreude, Sedum spectabile Autumn Joy. Family: Crassulaceae

Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper). Family: Vitaceae

Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn. Family: Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae)

Fatsia japonica. Family: Araliaceae

Hyssopus officinalis var. roseus (Hyssop). Family: Lamiaceae

Mentha spicata (spearmint)
Mentha spicata (spearmint, common mint, garden mint). Family: Lamiaceae

Ajuga reptans (bugle). Family: Lamiaceae

Geranium endressii (Endres cranesbill). Family: Geraniaceae

Primula denticulata (drumstick primula). Family: Primulaceae

Laurus nobilis, bay tree
Laurus nobilis (bay tree, bay laurel, sweet bay). Family: Lauraceae

Melocactus matanzanus (Dwarf Turks cap cactus or Turks cap cactus). Family: Cactaceae

Cleistocactus baumannii. Family: Cactaceae

Pilosocereus piauhyensis. Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria laui subs dasyacantha
Mammillaria laui. Family: Cactaceae

Echinopsis oxygona. Family: Cactaceae

Echinocereus klapperi. Family: Cactaceae

Neoregelia carolinae (Blushing Bromeliad or Cartwheel Plant). Family: Bromeliaceae

Epimedium brevicornum. Family: Berberidaceae

Galanthus x valentinei subsp. valentinei (snowdrop). Family: Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus nivalis Neil Fraser, snowdrop. Family: Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus, (One-spotted Elwes snowdrop). Family: Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus ikariae, snowdrop. Family: Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus gracilis, snowdrop. Family: Amaryllidaceae

Galanthus rizehensis, snowdrop. Family: Amaryllidaceae

Allium ursinum, Wild garlic flowers
Allium ursinum, wild garlic flowers. Family: Amaryllidaceae

Actinidia kolomikta. Family: Actinidiaceae. A climber with unusual, variegated leaves, splashed with pink and white, kolomikta vine has small flowers with a fragrance similar to that of

Cuminum cyminum, 1789
Illustration of Cuminum cyminum, commonly known as cumin, from Icones Plantarum Medicinal by Joseph Jacob Plenck, 1789, volume 2, plate 192

Habenaria medusa orchid
Habenaria medusa is a species of orchid endemic to Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Borneo. Family: Orchidaceae

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