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Oenothera

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Onagraceae

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Images from the collections

Images about Oenothera

8 images from works
  • Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Seven garden plants, including a fuchsia and monkey flower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an amaryllis: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids and a celosia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Four British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
  • Seven plants, including a slipper flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Works from the collections

9 works

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    Seven plants, including a slipper flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27595i
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    Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

    Sowerby, John E. (John Edward), 1825-1870. | Date: 1861 | Reference: 24540i
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    Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27719i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Eight plants, including two orchids and a celosia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

    | Date: 1836 | Reference: 27718i
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    • Online

    Seven garden plants, including a fuchsia and monkey flower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 27457i
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Related topics

Botany
Flowers
Horticulture
Plants, Ornamental
Plants, Cultivated
Onagraceae
Amaryllidaceae
Orchidaceae

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