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Perennial Collection (#3)

"Exploring the Timeless Beauty of Perennials: From Oak Trees to Thistles and Bellflowers" Step into the enchanting world of perennials

Background imagePerennial Collection: Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus) flowering, growing in oak woodland, Powys, Wales, June

Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus) flowering, growing in oak woodland, Powys, Wales, June

Background imagePerennial Collection: Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) flowering, England, may

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) flowering, England, may

Background imagePerennial Collection: dianthus barbatus temarisou, carnation, green trick series

dianthus barbatus temarisou, carnation, green trick series
4390 Carnation - Green trick series Dianthus barbatus Temarisou

Background imagePerennial Collection: [Veronica (4 species)], c.1885. Creator: Sarah Featon

[Veronica (4 species)], c.1885. Creator: Sarah Featon
[Veronica (4 species)], c.1885.

Background imagePerennial Collection: [Veronica (4 species)], c.1885. Creator: Sarah Featon

[Veronica (4 species)], c.1885. Creator: Sarah Featon
[Veronica (4 species)], c.1885.

Background imagePerennial Collection: Various varieties of Amaranth

Various varieties of Amaranth
5308109 Various varieties of Amaranth.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various varieties of Amaranth, collectively known as amaranth)

Background imagePerennial Collection: Meadowsweet, 1893 (engraving)

Meadowsweet, 1893 (engraving)
543440 Meadowsweet, 1893 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria or Filipendula ulmaria) perennial herb native of Europe and Western Asia

Background imagePerennial Collection: Yellow flowered Calceolaria corymbosa from Chile

Yellow flowered Calceolaria corymbosa from Chile
5856206 Yellow flowered Calceolaria corymbosa from Chile; (add.info.: Yellow flowered Calceolaria corymbosa from Chile Hand-colored illustration by E.D)

Background imagePerennial Collection: A sample of sweet fennel

A sample of sweet fennel
5307933 A sample of sweet fennel.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a sample of sweet fennel. Fennel is a flowering plant species in the carrot family)

Background imagePerennial Collection: Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris

Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris
5307935 Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris'.; (add.info.: Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus)

Background imagePerennial Collection: Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) native to Malabar Coast of India

Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) native to Malabar Coast of India. Berries of perennial climbing vine one of earliest known
531546 Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) native to Malabar Coast of India. Berries of perennial climbing vine one of earliest known spices. From John Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum, 1640

Background imagePerennial Collection: Abyssinian Wild Flowers; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia

Abyssinian Wild Flowers; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences...1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian Wild Flowers; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. (Hyacinth), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia mediana Jacq. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia mediana Jacq. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia mediana Jacq. 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aurea (Opal flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aurea (Opal flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aurea (Opal flower), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides (Opal flowers), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides (Opal flowers), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides (Opal flowers), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. quadricolor (Opal flower), 1777-1786

Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. quadricolor (Opal flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. quadricolor (Opal flower), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Moraea villosa Ker-Gawl. (Cape tulip), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Moraea villosa Ker-Gawl. (Cape tulip), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Moraea villosa Ker-Gawl. (Cape tulip), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Disa uniflora Bergius (Red disa; or Pride of Table Mountain), 1777-1786

Disa uniflora Bergius (Red disa; or Pride of Table Mountain), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Disa uniflora Bergius (Red disa; or Pride of Table Mountain), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium fulgidum L'Herit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. 1778-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. 1778-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. 1778-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Ornithogalum Polyphyllum Jacq, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Ornithogalum Polyphyllum Jacq, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ornithogalum Polyphyllum Jacq, 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Carpobrotus Quadrifidus L. Bolus, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Carpobrotus Quadrifidus L. Bolus, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Carpobrotus Quadrifidus L. Bolus, 1777-1786. Mesembryanthemum, with an open flower, a semi-open flower bud and a bud

Background imagePerennial Collection: Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium), 1777-1786

Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea Verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Stapelia hirsuta), 1777-1786. Stapelia Hirsute (L.)

Background imagePerennial Collection: Orbea verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea Verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Orbea verrucosa (Masson) Haw. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea verrucosa (Masson) Haw. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) Haw. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Nerine humilis (Jacq.) Herb. (Amaryllis humilis), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nerine humilis (Jacq.) Herb. (Amaryllis humilis), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nerine humilis (Jacq.) Herb. (Amaryllis humilis), 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Ixia lutea eckkl. var. Ovata. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Ixia lutea eckkl. var. Ovata. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ixia lutea eckkl. var. Ovata. 1777-1786

Background imagePerennial Collection: Lollipop Plant, Golden Shrimp Plant

Lollipop Plant, Golden Shrimp Plant

Background imagePerennial Collection: Close-up of the fronds of the Sago Palm Tree

Close-up of the fronds of the Sago Palm Tree

Background imagePerennial Collection: gloriosa superba rothschildiana, gloriosa lily

gloriosa superba rothschildiana, gloriosa lily
0943 Gloriosa lily Gloriosa superba Rothschildiana

Background imagePerennial Collection: For Rhubarb Forcing

For Rhubarb Forcing
Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, A small plant in front of four terracotta forcing pots beside a crumbly brick wall

Background imagePerennial Collection: Castor oil plant, Ricinus, Ricinus communis

Castor oil plant, Ricinus, Ricinus communis
Castor Oil plant, Ricinus communis, Close up of red coloured plant showing spiky detail.-

Background imagePerennial Collection: Grape vine, Vitis, Vitis Seyval blanc

Grape vine, Vitis, Vitis Seyval blanc
Grape Vine, Vitis Seyval blanc, Bunches of green grapes ripening on the vine.-

Background imagePerennial Collection: Sea lavender Limonium sinuatum Purple Green Perennial

Sea lavender Limonium sinuatum Purple Green Perennial
Sea lavender, Limonium sinuatum. Close cropped view of flower head with clustered, small purple, blue flowers

Background imagePerennial Collection: clock vine, thunbergia mysorensis

clock vine, thunbergia mysorensis
4310 Clock vine Thunbergia mysorensis

Background imagePerennial Collection: Angels fishing rod, Dierama, Dierama pulcherrimum

Angels fishing rod, Dierama, Dierama pulcherrimum
Angels Fishing Rod, Dierama Pulcherrimum, Several pink coloured flowers growing on the plant.-

Background imagePerennial Collection: Perennial Evergreen Flowering season Summer Wild flower

Perennial Evergreen Flowering season Summer Wild flower
Spathiphyllum wallisii Lily - Peace lily White subject Black background

Background imagePerennial Collection: Air plant Anthurium scherzerianum Autumn Flowering

Air plant Anthurium scherzerianum Autumn Flowering
Painters palette, Anthurium scherzerianum, Red plant pot on a table

Background imagePerennial Collection: Red petals of peony flower

Red petals of peony flower

Background imagePerennial Collection: Forget Me Not, Scorpion Grass, Myosotis, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Forget Me Not, Scorpion Grass, Myosotis, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Forget Me Not, Scorpion Grass, Myosotis, Victorian Botanical Illustration, from The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain, Published in 1846




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"Exploring the Timeless Beauty of Perennials: From Oak Trees to Thistles and Bellflowers" Step into the enchanting world of perennials, where nature's wonders unfold in a tapestry of colors and forms. Let us embark on a journey through Victorian botanical illustrations that capture the essence of these enduring plants. The mighty Oak Tree, or Quercus, stands tall as a symbol of strength and resilience. Its majestic branches reach for the sky, offering shelter to countless creatures throughout generations. Venturing northward to Scotland, we encounter the prickly allure of Thistles - be it Milk Thistle or Musk Thistle. These resilient plants proudly display their purple blooms amidst rugged landscapes, captivating both humans and pollinators alike. Amidst this natural beauty lies cautionary tales; Poisonous Mushrooms remind us that not all flora is safe for consumption. Victorian Botanical Illustrations serve as reminders to tread carefully when exploring Mother Nature's vast offerings. Delving into culinary delights, Herbs and Spices take center stage with their aromatic flavors. These timeless ingredients have graced kitchens for centuries, adding depth and character to dishes around the globe. Across continents in Pennsylvania's Longwood Gardens, spring flowers paint an exquisite picture in Kennett Square. Bursting with vibrant hues and delicate petals, they awaken our senses after winter's slumber. Campanula or Bellflower Plants grace gardens with their bell-shaped blossoms reminiscent of fairy chimes. Their dainty presence adds elegance to any landscape while attracting bees with their sweet nectar-filled blooms. Asters or Star Plants twinkle like celestial bodies against verdant backdrops in Victorian Botanical Illustrations. These radiant beauties bring joy during autumn months when other flowers fade away gracefully. Yet not all plants offer solace; some conceal danger within their leaves. Poisonous and Toxic Plants serve as cautionary symbols reminding us to approach nature with respect and knowledge.