Cereus Tubiflorus.
Nat. Ord. Cacteae.
Brilliant Hartinger Cactus and my moms cactus. Quite similar!
Anton Hartinger (1806 - 1890), was a Viennese artist specialized in flower painting.
https://t.co/gDriQ32gaE

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Anton Hartinger
"Paradisus Vindobonensis" (Viennese Paradise)
Cereus Tubiflorus. Pfeiff.
Nat. Ord. Cacteae.
Vatl. Unbekannt.

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Cereus Tubiflorus. Pfeiff.
Nat. Ord. Cacteae.
Vatl. Unbekannt.
Page size: 56.2 x 42.3 cm ( 22.1 x 16.6 ")
Image size: 44.6 x 34.5 cm ( 17.5 x 13.5 ")
Anton Hartinger
"Paradisus Vindobonensis" (Viennese Paradise)
Important Filiacae, Amaryllidae and other flowers

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Lovely Here an extremely rare print of a blossom. Amazing, how tender the blossoms of these rather rough plants are. https://t.co/340iHrd2Tz

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Illustrations I've just completed inspired by my encounters with parasitic 'vampire' plants, that lack chlorophyll, and steal food from the roots of other plants. One is Hydnora africana in the Little Karoo, South Africa; the other is Phacellanthus tubiflorus in Hokkaido, Japan.

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