67 Free Artworks of 19th Century Orchid Illustrations

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Odontoglossum roezlii from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).
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Clowes' miltonia. Miltonia clowesii.
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Cattleya coccinea orchid [as Sophronitis coccinea].
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Cattleya percivaliana. Reichenbachia- Orchids illustrated and described.
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Golden Bow Dendrobium (Dendrobium chrysotoxum). Collection of Orchids-aquarelles originales (1850-1870)
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Cattleya × whitei orchid (1900)
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Cattleya purpurata var. Compte de Montebellow (as Laelia purpurata var. Compte de Montebello). Lindenia - iconography of orchids vol. 8 (1894)
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Cattleya grandis var. tenebrosa (as Laelia grandis tenebrosa)
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Cattleya warneri. Williams, B.S., Select Orchidaceous Plants (1862)
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Rossioglossum insleayi [as Oncidium insleayi] Fragrant, bright, bicolor, 3-4 inch flowers, in fall and winter. Epiphytic orchid native to Mexico's oak and pine forests. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake
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Lady Benson's Dendrobium (Dendrobium bensoniae). The Floral Magazine vol. 6 (1867)
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Sobralia xantholeuca. Bamboo-like canes hold large, Cattleya-like flowers. Repeat blooms. A cool weather, summer blooming orchid from Mexico and Guatamala. The garden. An illustrated…, vol. 22 (1882)
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Cypripedium schroederae
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Bracted Dendrobium (Dendrobium bracteosum) Lindenia, Iconographie des orchidées [E. von Lindemann], Plates 49-96, vol. 2: t. 74 (1886)
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Thunia bensoniae Hook.f. Collection d’orchidées (aquarelles originales) (1850-1870)
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Guarianthe skinneri [as Cattleya skinneri] The national flower of Costa Rica, it is called "Guaria Morada." Grows on trees and rocks at moderate elvetations, in humid forests. Illustration by Agusta Innes Withers.
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Bulbophyllum macrobulbum. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 146 (ser. 4, vol. 16) (1920) [Mathilda Smith]
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Large-fruited Cetasetum, Monkey Goblet (Catasetum macrocarpum) Orchid native to the Caribbean and South America.
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Prosthechea vitellina [as Epidendrum vitellinum var. majus]
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The Single-colored Oncidium (Oncidium concolor).
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Nodding Catasetum orchid (Catasetum cernuum).
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Waling-waling, Sander's orchid. Vanda sanderiana.
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Dendrobium aqueum [as Dendrobium album] An epiphytic orchid endemic to southern India
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Dendrobium de Sir Joseph Hooker (Dendrobium hookerianum)
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Laelia autumnalis [as Laelia autumnalis var. atro-rubens]
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Cattleya schilleriana orchid
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Chysis limminghei [as Chysis aurea var. Lemminghei] Collection of Orchids-aquarelles originales (1850-1870)
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Laelia autumnalis orchid (1880). Fragrant, long-lasting flowers. Native to Mexico.
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Elegant Cattleya orchid
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The aromatic Mormodes orchid (1843)
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Cypripedium selligerum var. majus. Slipper orchid.
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Houlletia brocklehurstiana (as Maxillaria brocklehurstiana) Racemes to 2 feet long hold large, handsome blossoms. Flower lips can be entirely purple, or yellow, spotted deep purple. Native to Brazil.
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Angel orchid. Coelogyne cristata.
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Dendrobium anosmum (as Dendrobium macrophyllum). Powerfully fragrant lavender flowers, spotted burgundy on sides of lip. Bloom is in early spring, each pseudobulb can produce 100 flowers. )
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Cyrtochilum macranthum [ as Oncidium macranthum]
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Pleione praecox (as Coelogyne wallachiana). Native to the west-central Himilaya to southern Yunnan, China.
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Stanhopea ruckeri. Flowers carry mild cinnamon scent similar to the candy "Hot Tamales."
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Cattleya bicolor. For a cattleya, flowers are long lasting. Lindenia - iconography of orchids vol. 2-3 (1891-1892)
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Master's cymbidium (Cymbidium mastersii). Beautiful miniature cymbidium with unusual fluted flowers. Blooms carry a delicious almond scent. Plants grow on trees and rocks at elevations up to 7,200 feet in southeast Asia.
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Pride of Table Mountain, Red Disa orchid. Native to South Africa.
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Yellow lady's slipper orchid. Cypripedium calceolus. Claret colored petals. Brilliant yellow, slipper shaped flowers. Native to Europe, Russia, and Asia. Herbier general de l'Amateur, tome 1 (1817-1827)
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Stanhopea ruckeri. Flowers carries mild cinnamon scent similar to the candy "Hot Tamales." Grows at elevations of 2,600-4,600 feet in mountain forests of Mexico and Central America. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 31, (1845) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Rosy Tinted Laelia. Laelia rubescens [as Laelia peduncularis]. Fragrant pink flowers on 3 foot long spikes. Grows on tree trunks in deciduous forests of Mexico and Central America.
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Red Disa orchid. Disa uniflora [as Disa grandiflora var. superba + barrelli] Native to South Africa. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 21- (1882)
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Nepal Tiger-striper orchid. Cymbidium iridioides [as Cymbidium giganteum] Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants, vol. 12: p. 241 (1849) [S. Holden]
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Cattley Iris [as Cattleya x Iris] A cross between C. dowiana and C. bicolor. Nearly all yellow Cattleya hybrids have this orchid as an ancestor. Orchis (1907)
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Cattleya grandis [as Laelia grandis]. Yellow and bronze, ruffled petals. White lip is striped purple. Lives in top branches of very tall trees (80 feet+). This ensures plants get plenty of sun. Native to Brazil.
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Black-tongued Orchid. Dendrobium amplum. (Paxton's) Magazine of Botany and Register Vol. 7 (1840)
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Acineta barkeri [as Peristeria barkeri] The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) [Mrs. Withers]
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Lindley's Barkeria. Barkeria lindleyana. The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) [Mrs. Withers]
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Walker's Cattleya (Cattleya walkeriana). Fragrant flowers with pink petals and rose-purple lips bloom from late winter to early summer.
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Autumn-flowering Laelia. Laelia autumnalis. The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) [Mrs. Withers]
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Hasselt's Dendrobium. Dendrobium hasseltii. Honey scented flowers in late summer and fall. Grows in moss at altitudes of 5,000 to 10,000 feet in the mountain forests of Sumatra, Java and Malaysia. By Sarah Ann Drake (1847)
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May-flowering Laelia. Laelia speciosa [as Laelia majalis] The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) [Mrs. Withers]
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Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium acaule [as C. humile]) and Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus). The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Zygopetalum clayi.
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Queen Cattleya. Cattleya dowiana. A particularly beautiful Cattleya. Flower petals and sepals are yellow. Lip is deep crimson purple, veined gold. L’ Illustration horticole, vol. 14 (1866) [P. Stroobant]
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Acineta superba. Fragrant, long-lasting, 3 inch flowers in blended shades of red, brown, and white. Grows in the canopy of mountain forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Vanda tricolor var. planilabris.
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Orchid tree, Pride of India, Queen of flowering trees. Amherstia nobilis. Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ille de Java -peints d'après nature par Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1880)
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Vanda tricolor. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 6 (1850-1851)
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Acineta superba. Fragrant, long-lasting, 3 inch flowers in blended shades of red, brown, and white. Grows in the canopy of mountain forests of Venezuela to Peru. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 29 (1843) [S.A. Drake]
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Lesser butterfly-orchid. Platanthera bifolia. Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen band.1 (1887)
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The Splendid Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum insigne) Gleadall, E.E., The beauties of flora (1839)
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channelled boat-lip orchid (Cymbidium canaliculatum).
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Fringed Dendrobium. Dendrobium fimbriatum. The American flora vol. 2, by Strong, Asa B. (1855)
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Orchid. [as Maxillaire deppii] Annales de flore et de pomone- ou journal des jardins et des champs, vol. 6 (1837-1838)
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