2,029 Free Artworks of Public Domain Botanical Illustration

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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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Blanket Flower. Gaillardia aristata. [as Galardia rustica Cass.] Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

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High climbing Clitoria sp., hosts hummingbirds on its branch. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Potentilla hort. cv. striata formosissima. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 7 (1852)

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Varieties de Rose juane et de Rose du Bengale, Rosa lutea & Rosa indica. By P.J. Redouté (1827-1833)

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Spanish bayonet. Yucca gloriosa. Sword-like leaves and 8 foot panicles of white (sometimes tinged purple or red) bell-shaped flowers. Native to the southeastern U.S. By P.J. Redouté (1827-1833)

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Mandevilla splendens. Large pink flowers and heavy textured leaves make this an elegant climber. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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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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African Border Tree. Newbouldia laevis, as Spathodea laevis. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 6 (1850-1851)

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Abutilon insigne. Unusual, and striking. The large flowers, white at their base, are so richly veined in deep crimson, little of the white can be seen. Petal reverses are more delicately veined. Can grow as a shrub, or a vine. (1855) [W.H. Fitch]

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Aphelandra. Aphelandra variegata with hummingbirds feeding on flowers. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Pleione praecox (as Coelogyne wallachiana). Native to the west-central Himilaya to southern Yunnan, China.

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Dutchman's pipe. Aristolochia macroura. Vigorous vines covered in maroon flowers, with tails up to 1 m long. Odor attracts insects, sepals form tube that traps them. When stamens mature, insects released coated in pollen. (1831) [J. Lindley]

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Camellia hort. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Fuchsia. Glory v. Neisse. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Stanhopea ruckeri. Flowers carry mild cinnamon scent similar to the candy "Hot Tamales."

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Blood Red Trumpet Vine (1884)

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Flowering peach 'flore albo semi pleno' & 'flore rubro semi pleno.' Prunus persica [as Amygdalus persica var. sinensis] Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 10, (1855)

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Abutilon darwinii. Flower color varies from yellow to orange to scarlet, usually with darker veins. Evergreen, branching, shrubs 8-10 feet tall. Attracts hummingbirds. Native to Brazil. (1871) [W.H. Fitch]

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Blue flowered milkweed. Tweedia caerulea. Beautiful, star-shaped, true blue flowers on small, twining perennial to 3 feet tall. Herbier General de l'Amateur, tome.2 (1841)

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Butterfly Weed, Blood Flowered Milkweed, Indian Root (Asclepias curassavica) Botanical Register, vol. 1: t. 81 (1815) [S. Edwards]

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Meriania purpurea. Native to the higher elevations of Caribbean Islands. Tussac, F.R., Flore des Antilles, (1808)

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Hoptree. Ptelea trifoliata. Thrives in the moist soil of the Mississippi River Valley. Illustration by Mark Catesby (1722)

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Clusia rosea. Autograph plant, pitch apple. Scratch a name on a leaf, it will remain there for the life of the leaf.

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Breadseed poppy. Papaver somniferum [as Papaver amoenum] Annales de flore et de pomone ser.2 vol.2 (1843-1844)

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Petunia hybrida, Konigin v. Holland. Lovely, large pink flowers striped in white. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde. (1855)

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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.

Strawberry Bush, Euonymus americanus with Warblers. (Audubon, Hermit, and Black-Throated Gray). Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Surinam cherry. Eugenia uniflora. Produces 1 -1.5 inch, ribbed fruits. They begin green, then ripen through shades of orange, scarlet, and maroon. (1915)

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Everlasting pea, perennial sweet pea. Lathyrus latifolius. Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

Rose Alfred K. Williams. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 22- (1882)

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Rosa hort. cv. remontant 'Baronne Prévost' (1853)

Chilean Tree Mallow, Grape Leaf Abutilon. Corynabutilon vitifolium [as Abutilon vitifolium]. Grows up to 20 feet tall. The garden. An illustrated… , vol. 23- (1883)..

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Heliconia indica. A striking foliage plant to 12 feet tall. Flowers pollinated by bats and hummingbirds. Native to many islands in the South Pacific (1880)

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Roses and anemones by P.J. Redouté

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Hypericum leschenaultii [as Hypericum triflorum] Upright growing shrub or small tree, with lax red stems, blue green leaves, and waxy, bright golden yellow flowers, with red highlights. Summer blooming. The garden. , vol. 23 (1883)

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The aromatic Mormodes. Mormodes aromatica. Inflorescence to 13 inches long carries up to 15 fragrant flowers. Grows at high elevations in Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria var. hort. Illustration by P. Bessa, (1817-1827).

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Border of perennial flowers. Flower grouping in English, Scotch & Irish gardens, notes & 56 sketches in colour, by Margaret Waterfield (1907)

Snapdragon. Antirrhinum majus. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1849)

King protea. Native to South Africa.

Florda Jay in American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Gazania, Rigid-leaved Gorteria [Gazania rigens as Gorteria rigens], (1807)

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Hyacinth vine (Lablab purpureus). Climbing vine with fragrant, lilac-rose blooms. They are followed by shiny magenta, 2-3 inch pods. Flowers and pods are outstanding for cutting. Grows to 20 feet tall.

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Eastern prickly pear, Indian fig. Opuntia humifusa. N. A. native cactus with golden yellow flowers and edible, juicy red fruit. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20: (1881)

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Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria. Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, by Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 5 (1783-1816)

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Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora with Black-Billed Cuckoo. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Sunflower. Helianthus annuus. Bessler, Basilius, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 2, Quintus ordo collectarum plantarum aestivalium, t. 206 (1640)

Kohleria x gigantea. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

Poppies - Shirley poppy, peony poppy, oriental poppy, and tulip poppy. Vick's Garden and Floral Guide (1894)

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Saxifraga stolonifera syn. Saxifraga fortunei var. tricolor. (1870)

Begonia. This one is a mystery. The first Begonia of this type reached England in 1864. The name is not valid. Perhaps the Germans were working with them first. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Hardenbergia perbrevidens (1830)

Pineapple lily. Eucomis regia. Bulbous perennnial from South Africa. Forms basal rosettes of leaves with thick stems covered in chartreuse, star shaped flowers. Redouté, P.J., (1807)

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Cockspur Coral beau (Erythrina crista-galli) and Japonica (Camellia japonica var. flore simplici alba) Gleadall, E.E., The beauties of flora (1839).

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Cupid's bower, magic flower. Achimenes longiflora. Perennial plants produce 2 inch, violet-blue flowers summer to fall. Deep green leaves, marked red underneath. Transactions of the royal horticultural society of London, (1842) [S.A. Drake]

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Scarlet Flax. Beautiful mounding annuals that produce brilliant scarlet flowers. Plants will easily reseed themselves. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1856)

The Golden Bulbophyllum. Bulbophyllum auratum. Long, purple inflorescence carries an umbel of fragrant flowers. Grows on mangrove trees in southeast Asia. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake (1843)

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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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Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria. Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 5 (1783-1816)

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Hibiscus grandiflorus and Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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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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Liverwort, kidneywort, pennywort. Anemone hepatica. Spring flowers grow directly from the rhizome. A hardy woodland perennial. Medieval herbalists used it to treat liver diseases. It remains popular in Alternative medicine.

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Wintergreen. Gaultheria procumbens. American medicinal plants, - an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies, vol. 1 (c1887)

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Uva-ursi, Bear berry, kinnikinnick. Arctostaphtylos uva-ursi. American medicinal plants, - an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies, vol. 1 (c1887)

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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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Pontic Rhoddodendron (Rhododendron ponticum) and Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida) The new botanic garden (1812)

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Avocado. Persea-americana [as Persea gratissima] Native to Mexico and Central America. First evidence of it use found in a cave in Coxcatlán, Puebla, Mexico, and dated to 10,000 B.C. The avocado, like the banana, is botanically a berry. (1889)

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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.

Sugarbush. One of the easiest proteas to grow. Native to South Africa.

Silky Camellia, Stuartia malachodendron with Carolina Turtle Dove. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Passiflora watsoniana.

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Passiflora racemosa

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Tulip. Tulipa gesneriana. Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

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Stately Silphium, prairie dock. Silphium terebinthinaceum. Perennial plants form green buds which unfold into large, yellow, attractive flowers. Grows up to 9 feet tall, with leaves 18 inches long and 1 foot wide. The American flora, volume 4 (1855)

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Spanish oyster plant, Spanish salsify. Scolymus hispanicus. Bright orange-yellow flowers on 2.5-3 foot tall plants. A culinary and medicinal perennial. Sibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca, vol. 9 (1837)

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Blue pimpernel, Italian pimpernel. Anagallis monelli (1807)

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Marumia muscosa. A climbing shrub up to 50 or more feet tall. Native to Java. Blume, C.L., Rumphia: vol. 1 (1835)

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Hibbertia scandens. Guinea Gold Vine. (1833)

Eranthis hyemalis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Cyclamen coum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Erica herbacea. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Primula villosa. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Coronilla valentina. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris versicolor. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Browallia americana. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Lilium bulbiferum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Papaya, fruta bomba. Carica papaya. Illustration by G.D. Ehret (1750).

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Omphalodes verna. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris variegata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Silene coronaria. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Dianthus chinensis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Tropaeolum majus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Felicia tenella. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Helenium autumnale Superbum

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Stompdoom. Gardenia thunbergia (as Gardenia crassicaulis) Hooker, W., Salisbury, R.A., The paradisus Londinensis (1805) [W. Hooker]

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Stinking Benjamin. Trillium erectum (as Trillium foetidum) Hooker, W., Salisbury, R.A., The paradisus Londinensis (1805) [W. Hooker]

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