#botanical studies

[heaveninawildflower]

Floral studies (1798 - 1821) by Albertus Jonas Brandt.

Watercolour.

Rijksmuseum.

Wikimedia.

[thejawsdevour]

Marlon Portales (Cuban) - The Hunt (oil on canvas, 2026, Botanical Studies series)

[voigtf64]

fading iris sq

[internationalemeteorologie]

Mia Forrest

Full Moon Mushroom  

Arum Oyster

Narcissus Cock  

Honeypot Orchid  

Joyful Iris  

Botanical Studies / Foundation

[deer-knight]

spring studies, 2022

[image description: four photos of sketchbook pages. the first page shows sketches of a trillium and a trout lily. the second page shows sketches of fiddle heads, dandelion, and skunk cabbage. the third shows sketches of clover, baby white pine, baby red maple, and daffodil. the fourth shows a sketch of a trail through the edge of a field, with wooden planks as a boardwalk. end image description.]

[harvardfineartslib]

Leonardo da Vinci made studies of flowers that are called quaking grass (briza maxima).

Briza is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family, native to northern temperate regions of Eurasia, North Africa, and certain islands in the Atlantic. The group is generally referred to as the quaking grasses because the flowers and seed heads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.

Knowing what type of flowers they are, we can now imagine these flowers and seed heads shaking their heads gently with the breeze, and the way da Vinci composed each flower and seed head on the paper makes them come alive with gentle movement too.

The first week of May is National Wildflower Week. Enjoy finding wildflowers in your areas!

Page of flower studies Alternate Title: Studies of the flowers of grass-like plants (briza maxima) Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian [artist] Plant that is also called quaking grass Pen and ink over metalpoint on brownish prepared paper 183 x 201 mm. Italian ca.1481-1483 Repository: Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, Venice, Italy 237 HOLLIS number: olvwork218987

[melobotanicsnursery]

I was truly blessed to witness a population of Aloe peglerae growing in their natural habitat. Often occuring in small groups, this Aloe is classified as an endangered species due to illegal plant collecting in the wild by plant collectors and slow growth rates.

I am hoping to venture to the same destination to capture the Aloe population in flower. 'Aloe peglerae' produces an array of dull red flower buds on a single protruding stalk. Flowering time is July - August.

[just-art5]

Rhododendron Falconeri from the Mountains of North India

by Marianne North, 1878