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Hand-colored botanical plate with pink lily-like amaryllis flowers on a bulb at left and an orange daisy-like arctotis flower at right.

Amaryllis regina and Arctotis grandiflora, botanical plate

Hand-colored botanical plate showing two flowering plants on a pale ground. At left, pink-striped lily-like blooms rise from a bulb on a tall stem; at right, an orange and yellow daisy-like flower with a dark center sits above spiky green leaves. Printed labels name each species.

Artist
Thomas Green
Date
[1820?]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3194 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1830.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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