2,479 Free Artworks of Plants Vintage

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Antique plant Bitter cress Slender chickweed Sand spurrey drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis) (1933) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Iris Fulva and Iris Fulvala from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Golden coreopsis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Vintage illustration of pear digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

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Laelia euspatha from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Antique plant Senecio Celmesia (mountain daisy) drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Campbell's magnolia (Magnolia Campbellii), Flowering plant from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Polypodium Nitidum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Sapphire patersonia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Iris Seeds from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Epidendrum vitellinum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Yellow Iris, Iris pseudacorus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Dogstand, Erythronium, wild rose, Rosa and a poppy, Papaver (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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Red clover, Trifolium pratense (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

The 18th century illustration of a bouquet of two carnations and a tulip bound by a blue ribbon; bird perched on tulip; butterflies and insect fly above.

butterfly insects

Blue Poppy (Meconopsis Simplicifolia) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Lente (1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Yellow perennial lupine from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

German Apricot from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

antique apricot

Canadian Wild Flowers (1869) Plate V: 1. Lilium Philadelphicum (Wild Orange Red Lily) 2. Campanula Rotundifolia (Harebell) and 3. Cypripedium Spectabile (Showy Ladys Slipper) by Agnes Fitz Gibbon and Catharine Parr Traill.

Vintage illustration of Sagittifolia

White water lily, Nymphaea alba (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Paris Polyphylla, Smith from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Adiantum Pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern) from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Asplenium Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Unknown plant (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Polypodium Lepidopodum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Wine-stained godetia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Elephant's Tooth Cactus (Mammillaria Elephantidens) from Iconographie descriptive des cactées by Charles Antoine Lemaire (1801–1871).

Purple-sided gorgonia illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Erica Glauca (Elegans) Image from The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed by Francis Sansom.

Dagger Plant (Yucca Aloifolia Variecata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Striped Maize (Zea Japonica Variegata ) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Sentry plant (Agave americana Variegata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Autumn Leaves (1874) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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Sketches of fronds byJulie de Graag (1877-1924).

Asplenium Pulchellum and Asplenium Pumilum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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The Grocer's Encyclopedia (1911), an illustrated comparison between a cultivated oyster plant and a wild one. Digitally enhanced from the original plate.

Antique plant Wahlenbergia congesta Wahlenbergia rupestris Lobelia anceps Pratia angulata Forstera sedifolia Selleria radicans drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Crimson-lipped cattleya from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Papaver hortense nigro semine, sylvestre Dioscoridis, nigrum Plinii, Ital. Papavero negro. Gall. Pavot (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Vintage cherry illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Antique plant New Zealand mountain daisies drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Polypodium Peltideum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

tropical plants

Asplenium Viride (Green Spleenwort) from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

Glaucous aster from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Various Ivy Leaves from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage gooseberries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Penny bun (Boletus edulis) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

mushrooms century

Tri-colored Passion Vine (Passiflora Trifasciata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata) (1922) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Vintage branch of black raspberry illustration.

Argentea minor from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Mount Atlas daisy (Anthemis pyrethrum) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Thick-flowered slender-tube from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Lilac senecio from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Irish Ivy from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage strawberry leaves illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Gymnogramma Chrysophylla from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Mexican Poppy (Eschscholtzia mexicana) (1927) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Lily by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895). Digitally enhanced from our own original 1913 edition of Barei Gakan.

japanese plants

Saxifrage (Saxifraga Fortunei) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Vintage branch of loquat illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage peach leaf illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage mirliton squash illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

decoration food

Didiscus Caeruleus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Different types of marine life illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) (1920) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Vintage peach bough illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) (1933) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla) (1926) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Japanese Iris (Large Blue Iris) (1809) by John Edwards.

Vintage bunch of green grapes illustration.

Chinese Lard Seed (Hodgsonia Heteroclita), Female plant from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

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Adelaster Albivenis engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Minima from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Moon Light (1920) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

Beautiful photomechanical prints of Striped Camellias (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

japanese plants

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata) (1934) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Vintage apple leaves illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Hybrid calanthes, victoria regina, bella and burfordiense from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

vegetables food

Foliage Frame from The children's book of Christmas (ca. 1911) by J.C. Dier.

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Fruits by Michiel van Huysum (1714-1760).

Ornamental corn, Zea mays (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

vegetables food

On the Road to Monument (1881) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Strawberry (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

strawberry antique

Lily–Daffodil (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

illustration printing

Mangosteens (Garcinia Mangostana) (1904) by Deborah Griscom Passmore.

Teleinthera Ficoidea engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Heart of Jesus (Caladium Belleymel) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Begonia Falcifolia engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Vintage peach bough illustration mockup. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Antique plant Manuk drawn by Sarah Featon(1848 - 1927).

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