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Weddell Collection

Background imageWeddell Collection: Nerine humilis

Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium

Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium (Fasciculated barberry, Berberis fascicularis)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Smooth-leaved sugarbush, Protea laevis

Smooth-leaved sugarbush, Protea laevis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1823

Background imageWeddell Collection: Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima

Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Harlequin flower, Sparaxis variegata

Harlequin flower, Sparaxis variegata (Variegated flowered synnotia, Synnotia variegata)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus

Largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus var. obovatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821

Background imageWeddell Collection: Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea (Wooly leaved foxglove, Digitalis tomentosa)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Fine-leaved vetch, Vicia tenuifolia

Fine-leaved vetch, Vicia tenuifolia.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Background imageWeddell Collection: Common sugarbush, Protea repens

Common sugarbush, Protea repens
Common sugarbush or suikerbossie, Protea repens. Honey-bearing protea, Protea mellifera. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Background imageWeddell Collection: Fothergill's slipper-wort, Calceolaria fothergillii

Fothergill's slipper-wort, Calceolaria fothergillii. Aiton. Introduced by Dr John Forthergill

Background imageWeddell Collection: Rose of Mexico, Oenothera rosea

Rose of Mexico, Oenothera rosea
Rosy evening-primrose, rose evening primrose, pink evening primrose, Rose of Mexico, rose-coloured oenothera, Oenothera rosea. Native to Peru, introduced by French botanist Andre Thouin in 1783

Background imageWeddell Collection: Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Winged cornflag, Algoa Bay variety, Gladiolus alatus B

Background imageWeddell Collection: Cypella herbertii

Cypella herbertii
Tiger flower, Cypella herbertii. Mr. George Herbert's tiger-flower, Tigridia herberti. Native to Argentina, flowered for the first time in Europe at Rev

Background imageWeddell Collection: White rain lily, Zephyranthes candida

White rain lily, Zephyranthes candida
White rain lily or Peruvian zephyranthes, Zephyranthes candida. Native to Peru and Argentina, drawn at Spofforth nursery

Background imageWeddell Collection: Red leschenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa

Red leschenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa
Red leschenaultia or handsome lechenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa. Native to Lucky Bay, New South Wales, New Holland (Australia), drawn at Robert Barclay's collection at Bury Hill

Background imageWeddell Collection: Beaked triggerplant, Stylidium adnatum

Beaked triggerplant, Stylidium adnatum
Beaked triggerplant or one-celled stylidium, Stylidium adnatum. Native to King's George Sound, Australia (New Holland), imported by Robert Barclay

Background imageWeddell Collection: Fountainbush, Psoralea imbricata

Fountainbush, Psoralea imbricata. Tiled hallia, Hallia imbricata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, sent by James Charles Tate's  Nursery and Botanic Garden in Sloane Street, Chelsea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Oxblood lily, Rhodophiala bifida

Oxblood lily, Rhodophiala bifida. Two-cleft habranthus, Habranthus bifidus

Background imageWeddell Collection: Barren strawberry, Waldsteinia geoides

Barren strawberry, Waldsteinia geoides
Barren strawberry or avens-like waldsteinia, Waldsteinia geoides. Native of Europe, drawn at the Nathaniel Hodson's Botanic Garden, Bury St. Edmunds

Background imageWeddell Collection: Pink rain lily, Zephyranthes minuta

Pink rain lily, Zephyranthes minuta. Striped zephyranthes, Zephyranthes striata

Background imageWeddell Collection: Rosepink zephyr lily, Zephyranthes carinata

Rosepink zephyr lily, Zephyranthes carinata
Rosepink zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or keeled-leaved zephyranthes, Zephyranthes carinata. Native of Mexico, introduced by Mr

Background imageWeddell Collection: Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae

Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae. Josephine Brunswick-lily, Tate's variety, Brunsvigia josephinae y

Background imageWeddell Collection: Lavender-leaved anthyllis, Anthyllis hermanniae

Lavender-leaved anthyllis, Anthyllis hermanniae
Lavender-leaved anthyllis or lavender-leaved kidney-vetch, Anthyllis hermanniae. Native of the Levant, Greece, Corsica, etc. sent by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Background imageWeddell Collection: Hybrid camellia, Camellia japonica

Hybrid camellia, Camellia japonica
Hybrid camellia. Joseph Knight's new Warratah camellia, Camellia japonica var. e. Cross of a warratah/anemony variety and semi-double variety

Background imageWeddell Collection: Slender palm lily, Cordyline stricta

Slender palm lily, Cordyline stricta
Slender palm lily or narrow-leaved palm lily, Cordyline stricta. Upright dracaena, Dracaena stricta. Native of Australia, drawn at Samuel Brookes Nursery at Ball's Pond

Background imageWeddell Collection: Coast tarweed, Madia sativa

Coast tarweed, Madia sativa
Coast tarweed and Chilean tarweed, Madia sativa. Clammy madia, Madia viscosa

Background imageWeddell Collection: Hippeastrum elegans

Hippeastrum elegans. Solandra-flowered knight's-star lily, var. 2, Hippeastrum solandriflorum variety. Native to Central and South America, taken from a plant of Mr

Background imageWeddell Collection: Red echeveria, Echeveria coccinea

Red echeveria, Echeveria coccinea. Scarlet navel-wort, Cotyledon coccinea. Native of Tenerife, provided by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Background imageWeddell Collection: Stemless evening primrose, Oenothera triloba

Stemless evening primrose, Oenothera triloba. Dandelion-leaved evening-primrose. Native of North America, discovered by Thomas Nuttall, drawn from a plant at Robert Barclay's Bury Hill nursery

Background imageWeddell Collection: Aconitum orientale

Aconitum orientale. Pale-yellow wolf's-bane, Aconitum ochroleucum. Native of the Caucasus, provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis

Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis
Chinese primrose or cáng bào chūn, Primula sinensis. Native of China, drawn from a plant provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Chinese privet or wax-tree, Ligustrum lucidum

Chinese privet or wax-tree, Ligustrum lucidum. Native to China, drawn from a plant sent by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Background imageWeddell Collection: Star of Bethlehem, Hippobroma longiflora

Star of Bethlehem, Hippobroma longiflora
Star of Bethlehem or madamfate, Hippobroma longiflora. Long-flowered lobelia, Lobelia longiflora. Native of Jamaica and the West Indies, provided by Thomas C. Palmer of Bromley, Kent

Background imageWeddell Collection: False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata

False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata. Ringent-flowered cactus, Cactus truncatus. Native of Brazil, provided by Thomas Hitchen of Norwich

Background imageWeddell Collection: Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa

Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa
Wedge-leaf rattlepod or wedge-leaved crotalaria, Crotalaria retusa

Background imageWeddell Collection: Large-fruited catasetum, Catasetum macrocarpum

Large-fruited catasetum, Catasetum macrocarpum. Trinidad catasetum, Catasetum tridentatum. Native of Trinidad, Caribbean and South America, drawn at Mr William Anderson's Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Background imageWeddell Collection: Vietnamese balm, Elsholtzia ciliata

Vietnamese balm, Elsholtzia ciliata. Crested elsholtzia, Elsholtzia cristata. Native to Siberia (Asia, India), provided by Mr. Walker of Arno's Grove

Background imageWeddell Collection: Shiny-leaf prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum nitidum

Shiny-leaf prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum nitidum. Shining-leaved zanthoxylum. Native to China, provided by John Potts, drawn at the Horticultural Society's greenhouse

Background imageWeddell Collection: Brahmi or waterhyssop, Bacopa monnieri

Brahmi or waterhyssop, Bacopa monnieri. Purslane-leaved herspestis, Herpestis monnieria portulacacea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii

Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Native of Brazil, raised from seeds sent by Mr. Langsdorff at Rio de Janeiro. Plant provided by William Anderson at the Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Background imageWeddell Collection: Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala

Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala. Native to the Iberian peninsula, raised in Chelsea Botanic Gardens from seeds received by William Anderson

Background imageWeddell Collection: Grass-leaved goldenrod, Euthamia graminifolia

Grass-leaved goldenrod, Euthamia graminifolia
Grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldentop, Euthamia graminifolia. Tarragon-leaved golden-rod, Solidago lanceolata. Native to Canada, plant provided by Reginald Whitley of Fulham nursery

Background imageWeddell Collection: Mullein-leaved lobelia, Lobelia tupa

Mullein-leaved lobelia, Lobelia tupa. Native to Chile, drawn at Samuel Brooke's nursery at Ball's Pond

Background imageWeddell Collection: Berberis umbellata

Berberis umbellata. Chitrian berberry, Berberis aristata. Native to Nepal, provided by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Background imageWeddell Collection: Somerset skullcap, Scutellaria altissima

Somerset skullcap, Scutellaria altissima. Tall skull-cap, Scutillaria altissima. Native to the Levant, provided by John Denson at the botanic gardens at Bury St. Edmunds

Background imageWeddell Collection: Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos

Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos. Orange-thorned night-shade, Solanum pyracanthum

Background imageWeddell Collection: Phymosia abutiloides

Phymosia abutiloides. Bahama mallow, Malva abutiloides. Native of the Bahama islands, specimen provided by Philip Barker Webb

Background imageWeddell Collection: Aristolochia cymbifera

Aristolochia cymbifera. Marcgrave's birthwort, Aristolochia labiosa. Native of Brazil, introduced to Kew Gardens by the king's collectors Allan Cunningham and James Bowie

Background imageWeddell Collection: Turkish sage, Phlomis russeliana

Turkish sage, Phlomis russeliana. Russell's honesty-leaved phlomis, Phlomis lunarifolia var. russeliana. Native to Turkey and Syria

Background imageWeddell Collection: Heart of Jesus, Caladium bicolor

Heart of Jesus, Caladium bicolor
Heart of Jesus or two-coloured caladium, Caladium bicolor. From Latin America. Provided by Samuel Brookes nursery at Ball's Pond, Islington

Background imageWeddell Collection: Hairy lavatera, Lavatera hispida

Hairy lavatera, Lavatera hispida. Ambiguous. Native of the coast of Barbary, Algeria, plant provided by Nathaniel Hodson of the botanic garden at Bury St. Edmunds

Background imageWeddell Collection: Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens

Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens. Smaller pubescent goodyera, Goodyera pubescens b minor

Background imageWeddell Collection: Rain flower, Pancratium zeylanicum

Rain flower, Pancratium zeylanicum
Rain flower, One-flowered pancratium or sea-daffodil, Pancratium zeylanicum. Native to Ceylon, Sri Lanka, India, drawn at the stove at Spofforth

Background imageWeddell Collection: Flame lily, Gloriosa superba

Flame lily, Gloriosa superba. Greenish-flowered gloriosa, Gloriosa virescens. Sent by plant hunter John Forbes from Mozambique, drawn at the Horticultural Society's gardens

Background imageWeddell Collection: Cuban zephyrlily, Zephyranthes rosea

Cuban zephyrlily, Zephyranthes rosea
Cuban zephyrlily, rosy rain lily, rose fairy lily, rose zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or rose-coloured zephyranthes, Zephyranthes rosea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Blue fountain bush, Rotheca serrata

Blue fountain bush, Rotheca serrata
Blue fountain bush, the blue-flowered glory tree or the beetle killer, Rotheca serrata. Broad-leaved clerodendrum, Clerodendrum macrophyllum

Background imageWeddell Collection: Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus

Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus. Native to Upper Nepal, seeds supplied by plant hunter Nathaniel Wallich

Background imageWeddell Collection: Striated cyrtanthus, Cyrtanthus striatus

Striated cyrtanthus, Cyrtanthus striatus. Native to the Cape, South Africa, imported by the Hammersmith Nursery of Lewis Kennedy and James Lee

Background imageWeddell Collection: Spreading scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens

Spreading scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens. Native of St Domingo, Jamaica and the Andes, Peru, Provided by Mrs Walker of Arno's Grove, Southgate

Background imageWeddell Collection: Blush-coloured sand crinum, Crinum arenarium

Blush-coloured sand crinum, Crinum arenarium
Blush-coloured swamp lily or sand crinum, Crinum arenarium. Native of Australia, drawn at Joseph Knight's Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Background imageWeddell Collection: Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. Bloody-juiced pergularia, Pergularia sanguinolenta. Brought by plant hunter George Don from Sierra Leone, drawn at the Chiswick gardens of the Horticultural Society

Background imageWeddell Collection: Baby blue eyes or Arkansian nemophila, Nemophila

Baby blue eyes or Arkansian nemophila, Nemophila phacelioides

Background imageWeddell Collection: Scarlet monkey flower, Mimulus cardinalis

Scarlet monkey flower, Mimulus cardinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J.T. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Baron Wrangels eutoca, Eutoca divaricata var. wrangeliana

Baron Wrangels eutoca, Eutoca divaricata var. wrangeliana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J.T. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Lilac-flowered Italian pimpernel, Anagallis

Lilac-flowered Italian pimpernel, Anagallis monelli var. lilacina

Background imageWeddell Collection: Large crenate-flowered slipperwort, Calceolaria crenatiflora

Large crenate-flowered slipperwort, Calceolaria crenatiflora

Background imageWeddell Collection: Moraea collina

Moraea collina (Copper-coloured homeria, Homeria collina)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Alpine squill or two-leaf squill, Scilla bifolia

Alpine squill or two-leaf squill, Scilla bifolia (Early-flowered squill, Scilla praecox)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Coastal tidytips, Layia platyglossa

Coastal tidytips, Layia platyglossa (broad-rayed callichroa, Callichroa platyglossa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J

Background imageWeddell Collection: Sonchus-leaved francoa or bridalwreath, Francoa sonchifolia

Sonchus-leaved francoa or bridalwreath, Francoa sonchifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Naked-stalked francoa, Francoa appendiculata

Naked-stalked francoa, Francoa appendiculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Narcissus cernuus daffodil

Narcissus cernuus daffodil (Sulphur-coloured ganymede narcissus, Narcissus concolor)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Cape buttercup, Sparaxis elegans

Cape buttercup, Sparaxis elegans (Copper-coloured streptanthera, Streptanthera cuprea)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Officinal scammony, Convolvulus scammonia

Officinal scammony, Convolvulus scammonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Lovely iris, Iris germanica (Iris amoena)

Lovely iris, Iris germanica (Iris amoena). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Catesbys lily, Lilium catesbaei

Catesbys lily, Lilium catesbaei. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Upright prairie coneflower or Mexican hat

Upright prairie coneflower or Mexican hat, Ratibida columnifera (Painted-rayed obeliscaria, Obeliscaria columnaris pulcherrima). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J.T

Background imageWeddell Collection: Roseling, Callisia rosea

Roseling, Callisia rosea (Rose-coloured tradescantia, Tradescantia rosea)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Naples garlic or daffodil garlic, Allium neapolitanum

Naples garlic or daffodil garlic, Allium neapolitanum (Neapolitan moly)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Angels tears daffodil, Narcissus triandrus

Angels tears daffodil, Narcissus triandrus (White-cupped ganymede narcissus, Narcissus pulchellus)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Paperwhite or bunch-flowered daffodil, Narcissus tazetta

Paperwhite or bunch-flowered daffodil, Narcissus tazetta (Bazelman Major narcissus, Narcissus trewianus)

Background imageWeddell Collection: Pale grape hyacinth, Muscari pallens

Pale grape hyacinth, Muscari pallens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageWeddell Collection: Large-fruited grape hyacinth, Muscari macrocarpum

Large-fruited grape hyacinth, Muscari macrocarpum

Background imageWeddell Collection: Black flag, Ferraria crispa

Black flag, Ferraria crispa (Blunt-leaved ferraria, Ferraria obtusifolia)



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