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#GraftingTheGrape German physician & botanist Leonhart Fuchs wrote the herbal DE HISTORIA STIRPIUM COMMENTARIJ INSIGNES in 1542. Illustrator Albrecht Meyer created all of the woodcut illustrations; while not used today, Vitis alba was the name given to 🍇 used to make white wine.
#MobotToYou #NymphsOfTheGarden Nymphaea alba was frequently used by Joseph Latour-Marliac in his hybridization of hardy water lilies, which captivated painter Claude Monet. As a result, N. alba is the parent of many hardy hybrids. https://t.co/xCre9CefQD [NYMPHEAS, Monet📸@LACMA]
Constance Sayas wanted to depict an iconic plant of the American West for #AmericasFlora and she chose #Yuccaharrimaniae (Spanish bayonet) https://t.co/lWoVFDjUFe
Botanical artists often fall under the spell of the plant they are capturing in their artwork, such as milly acharya's TRUMPET VINE https://t.co/rauuAr8auX #AmericasFlora #Campsisradicans