Double Colchicum + Autumn Amaryllis

Information

Title
Double Colchicum + Autumn Amaryllis
Role
Flower painter
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/APP/V.3/67
Author or creator
Applebee, Caroline Maria (c.1787-1854)
Date
1852
Scope & content
Watercolour on paper of Double Colchicum and Autumn Amaryllis by Caroline Maria Applebee, 1852. Current botanical name: Colchicum, possibly Colchicum byzantinum, Sternbergia lutea ; English vernacular name: Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron, Winter daffodil. Autumn Amaryllis is an old vernacular name for Sternbergia lutea
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 22.7 cm x 18.9 cm. watercolour (paint). paper
Is part of
Caroline Maria Applebee drawings
Pagination
Album 3, page 67
Subjects
Colchicum
Sternbergia lutea
Autumn crocus
Meadow saffron
Winter daffodil
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Plant Genus
Colchicum
Common Name
autumn crocus
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public domain