Creator Walter Hood Fitch

Date 1847

Native to southwestern Australia, also known as Rose of the West and Desert Mallee...Curtis Botanical Magazine, published in Kew Gardens, London since 1787 to today, recorded the latest botanical discoveries from around the world, including Australia. Joseph Banks was a major patron, sending botanists around the globe on plant hunting expeditions. The prints, which were originally hand-painted, are renowned for their botanical accuracy and superb colour.

Source: Curtis Botanical Magazine