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Liliaceae Collection

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily

Nymphaea sp. water lily
Watercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulipa sp. various tulips

Tulipa sp. various tulips
Folio 44 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily

Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily
Plate 1109 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulipa sp. tulips

Tulipa sp. tulips
Watercolour on paper, 1800s by Maria Geertruida Barbiers (nee Snabilie) (1773-1838). From the Dutch collection of Botanical drawings. Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Crinoids

Crinoids
Criniods lived during the Lower Jurassic period. Their modern equivalents include echinoderms such as seaurchins, starfish and sea cucumbers

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lily

Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lily
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection, held at the Natural History Museum, London. Painted by Sydenham Teast Edwards and engraved by Francis Sansom

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea coerulea, blue Egyptian water lily

Nymphaea coerulea, blue Egyptian water lily
Illustration from The Temple of Flora (1812) by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Beauregard Admiral and B met De Breeboort, tulips

Beauregard Admiral and B met De Breeboort, tulips
Page 129 (130) from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Doryanthes excelsa, gymea lily

Doryanthes excelsa, gymea lily
Coloured engraving by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae (1816). Made from field sketches

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis, cape blue waterlily

Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis, cape blue waterlily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 133

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea odorata var. minor

Nymphaea odorata var. minor
Plate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Rose, primula, Narcissus, Fritillaria

Rose, primula, Narcissus, Fritillaria
Ink & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulip and small tortoiseshell

Tulip and small tortoiseshell
Guache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Veltheimia glauca, lily

Veltheimia glauca, lily
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Veltheimia viridiflora, lily

Veltheimia viridiflora, lily
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Pressed Tulip specimens

Pressed Tulip specimens
Specimens from the herbarium of Mary Somerset (the Duchess of Beaufort). Pressed by the Duchess herself (1630 - 1714)

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip
Plate 1135 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1808). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia

Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia
Plate 1621 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1814). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen

Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen
Lilium tigris pollen grains, page 38 from Drawings by Francis Bauer depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246

Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246
Plate 1160 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1790. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Bulbous plants

Bulbous plants
Plate 22 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Plantes bulbeuses

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium bulbiferum, large orange lily

Lilium bulbiferum, large orange lily
Folio 13 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Minos & Baguet, tulips

Minos & Baguet, tulips
Page 138 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Collospermum hastatum, perching lily

Collospermum hastatum, perching lily
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Magnolia liliiflora, purple lily-flowered magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora, purple lily-flowered magnolia

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Chrisolido & Bys Souverain le Crep, tulips

Chrisolido & Bys Souverain le Crep, tulips

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily: underside of leaf

Nymphaea sp. water lily: underside of leaf
Plate 3 from Victoria Regia 1854, by John Fisk Allen. Illustration by William Sharp

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Louis D Or and Aurora, tulips

Louis D Or and Aurora, tulips

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulipa gesneriana L. Didiers tulip

Tulipa gesneriana L. Didiers tulip

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Liliaceae: lily

Liliaceae: lily
Plate 159 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily

Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lily
Plate 212 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar

Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar
Watercolour by T. Reichel, 1789. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily

Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily
Illustration of tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum) from A Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880) by John Henry Elwes

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily

Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: A group of fragments of fossil crinoids

A group of fragments of fossil crinoids
Watercolour of a group of fragments of fossil crinoids (feather-stars or sea-lilies) by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily

Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily
Unsigned artwork from early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium candidum, madonna lily

Lilium candidum, madonna lily
Illustration No. 2 by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea ampla, water lily

Nymphaea ampla, water lily
Watercolour no. 15 by Ralph Stennett, 1806. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tritonia crocata, corn lily

Tritonia crocata, corn lily
Illustration no.8 by Sydney Parkinson, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily

Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily
Watercolour by Jacobus Perkois from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily

Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily
Illustration 1 from the Large Collection by Lilian Snelling, 1936. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip

Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. 22.iv.1902

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily

Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehert. Image from The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 1

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Tulip cultivar, tulip

Tulip cultivar, tulip
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Nymphaea rubra Roxb. red Indian water lily

Nymphaea rubra Roxb. red Indian water lily
Plate 1160 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLiliaceae Collection: Arum sessiliflorum, voodoo lily

Arum sessiliflorum, voodoo lily
Plate 918 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London



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