Creator John Nugent Fitch

Date 1900

Native of southwestern Australia. Common names include Red-flowering Gum, Albury Flowering Gum or Albury Redgum. scientific name: Corymbia ficifolia. A very ornamental eucalypt...The original description in 1900 by Curtis Botanical Magazine stated: ' ...hardly anything can be more gorgeous than the forests of this tree in summer, when the flowers diffuse a rich red hue over the dark green foliage of the landscape'...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