1,753 Free Artworks of Vintage Plant Illustration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Giant Helleborine (Epipactia gigantea) (1880) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Douglass's Squirrel (Sciurus Douglassii) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

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

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

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

Calabash and Fruits by Michiel van Huysum (1714-1760).

Cucumber, Cucumis sativus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

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

Flowers and Leaves (1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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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.

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

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Artichoke, Cyanara scolymus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Lælia hybrida behrensiana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

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Linus larix illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

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Mugwort (Artemisia) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

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Siphoneae–Riesen Algetten from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Cattleya rochellensis from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Clavate ascidia illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

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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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.

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

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

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

Cupid Inspiring Plants with Love from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

Wake-Robin (Trillium underwoodii) (1937) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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

Rainbow Cactus (Echinocactus Pectiniferus) from Iconographie descriptive des cactées by Charles Antoine Lemaire (1801–1871).

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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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Noble rhubarb (Rheum Nobile) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Passion Flower (1825) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

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Flying Dragon illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Large–Flowering Sensitive Plant from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

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Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1911) by Ellen Isham Schutt.

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

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Pepper Elder (Peperomia Aroypeia) 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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Antique plant Sicyos australis drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

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

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

Cattleya labiata from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Kimball's Spathoglottis (Spathoglottis kimballiana) from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Hymenophyllum Cruentum and H. Tunbridgense from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe.

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Fairy–bells (Disporum hookeri) (1933) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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

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

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

Dragonflies illustration from Churui Gafu (1910) by Morimoto Toko. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella) (1927) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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Sand Myrtle (Leiophyllum lyoni) (1930) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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

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

How they till the soil and plant ; Storing their crops in the public granary illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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Saccolabium giganteum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Silken-feathered Chatterer illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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

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Sweetest-scented hawthorn from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Sun Cup Cactus (Echinocactus Concinnus) from Iconographie descriptive des cactées by Charles Antoine Lemaire (1801–1871).

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

Two-coloured Helichrysum from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Cucumber Cactus (1939) by Mary Vaux Walcott.

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

Morning-glory (Pharbitis hispida) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876), Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Carla Apple (Melo Carlo) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Peony, Paeonia and Anemone, Anemone (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Mourvaison printed in 1910, by Jules Troncy (1855-1915), a vintage lithograph of fresh cluster of grapes. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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

1. Hedera canariensis 2. Commo Ivy (Hedera Helix) from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Miltonia moreliana. Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants (1857).

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Calico plant. [Alternanthera bettzickiana, as Alternanthera amabilis tricolor] L'illustration Horticole, vol. 17 (1870)

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Sweet pitcher plant (Sarracenia rubra) and Oval-leaf buchu (Agathosma crenulata as Barosma crenulata) The American flora, vol. 4 (1855)

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Cattleya warneri. Williams, B.S., Select Orchidaceous Plants (1862)

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Pajama Bush

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Hibiscus vitifolius. Tropical hibiscus native to India. Gossypin, a flavone isolated from the plant shows great promise in treating a variety of diseases, including some cancers. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]

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Laelia elegans var. alba.

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Showy chalicevine, Silver cup (Solandra grandiflora).

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Giant potato morning glory (Ipomoea mauritiana).

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Eutoca menziesii (1828)

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Cattleya bicolor

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Long-stamened Macromeria (Macromeria exserta)

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Gottorfer Codex, (1649-1659) [Hans Simon Holtzbecker]

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New varieties of Potentilla (1865).

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Quercus lamellosa

The Reticulated Phragmipedium (Selenipedium reticulatum). Ranges from southern Ecuador to Peru.

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Pescatoria lehmannii. Collection of Orchids-aquarelles originales (1850-1870)

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Thunia bensoniae. Collection of Orchids-aquarelles originales (1850-1870)

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Brachyglottis monroi.Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 143 [ser. 4, vol. 13] (1917) [M. Smith]

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Kohleria inaequalis, as Tydaea warscewiczii. L’ Illustration horticole, vol. 2 (1855)

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