A reproduction of a c.1872 coloured zincograph by J. Macfarlane, depicting the common fig, Ficus carica, in fruit. Broad, sculptural leaves surround ripening figs, with a halved fruit revealing the richly coloured interior. Cultivated since antiquity, the fig is native to western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean.

The Botanical Series

I love botanical illustrations, particularly the nineteenth-century examples reproduced in this collection. Drawn from original watercolours, engravings, lithographs and chromolithographs dating from around 1800 to the 1870s, these are images originally created to record and celebrate some of the world's most remarkable plants. There is something about the extraordinary detail, colour and precision of them that makes them incredibly beautiful in their own right, but the interiors/aesthetics geek in me also loves how they can transform a space.

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Botanical prints are brilliant for bringing colour, texture and life to a wall. I particularly like hanging them around house plants, where the illustrations and the plants take on a symbiotic relationship which is far greater than the sum of its parts. The result is a more layered, natural interior. If you love filling your home with plants, these prints are a fantastic way of carrying that feeling up onto the walls.

Hang one on its own to brighten up a white wall, group several together to create an internal garden, or do what I do and let them grow into the plants around them.

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  • A reproduction of a mid-19th-century watercolour of Strelitzia reginae, better known as the bird of paradise or crane flower. Native to South Africa, its extraordinary orange and blue flowers give the impression of an exotic bird in flight. Introduced to Britain in 1773, the plant was named in honour of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

    Bird of Paradise

    Bird of Paradise
    £95.00
  • A striking reproduction of a c.1870 chromolithograph of fuchsia, after H. Briscoe and originally published in London by Groombridge & Sons. Cascading crimson flowers and deep green foliage capture the theatrical beauty of one of the Victorian era’s most fashionable garden plants. 

    Fuchsia

    Fuchsia
    £95.00
  • A reproduction of a c.1872 coloured zincograph by J. Macfarlane, depicting the common fig, Ficus carica, in fruit. Broad, sculptural leaves surround ripening figs, with a halved fruit revealing the richly coloured interior. Cultivated since antiquity, the fig is native to western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean.

    Fig

    Fig
    £95.00
  • A reproduction of a 1800 coloured etching by J. Pass, after Johann Eberhard Ihle, depicting a flowering and fruiting Opuntia, or prickly pear. Its sculptural paddle-shaped stems, golden flower and ripening fruit are rendered with remarkable delicacy. Native to the Americas, Opuntia has since become an instantly recognisable plant across warmer regions of the world. Print displayed in A2 size. Print supplied unframed.

    Prickly Pear

    Prickly Pear
    £95.00
  • A reproduction of an 1833 coloured engraving of Schizanthus pinnatus ‘Humilis’, originally published in The Floricultural Cabinet. Known as the butterfly flower or poor man’s orchid, its intricate pink, crimson and yellow blooms have an almost orchid-like delicacy, set against finely drawn, feathery foliage.

    Humilis

    Humilis
    £95.00
  • A reproduction of a mid-19th-century coloured lithograph of Lapageria rosea, the Chilean bellflower or copihue. This rare white-flowered form, Albiflora, transforms a plant better known for its deep red blooms into something altogether more delicate, with elegant ivory bells set against rich green foliage. Native to Chile, the copihue is today the country’s national flower.

    Albiflora

    Albiflora
    £95.00