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Crossandra undulaefolia
Crossandra undulaefolia
Crossandra undulaefolia

Crossandra undulaefolia

Artist (French, 1772 - 1846)
Author (Belgian, 1778 - 1856)
Date1834
Mediumengraving on paper, hand-colored
DimensionsQuarto: 10 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (26.7 × 21 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.46.1.G.29_Crossandra undulaefolia
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
DescriptionThis page is bound in Volume VII.
Label TextBessa produced the illustrations for this book, A Collection of Plants for the Flower Lover. The current scientific name for this plant is Crossandra infundibuliformis. One common name is firecracker plant. Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center includes the variety Tropic Flame in its plantings for the warm season. Shangri La showcases the traditional orange color and a yellow form.
ProvenancePurchased January 29, 1960 through (Nada Kramar, Washington, D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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