Curtis Botanical – Plate 5591 – Flannel Bush / California Flannel Bush

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 5591.

California's own golden glory — a native shrub that covers itself in brilliant gold-yellow flowers in spring with no petals at all (the colour comes from the sepals). Named for John C.

CALIFORNIA NATIVE 🌿 — endemic to California.

Uncolored plate. Condition consistent with age of volume. Each print is a unique piece of botanical history, printed on paper aged over a century.

This plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon & Wesley, one of the great natural history dealers of the 20th century. We came into the archive by accident and have spent the time since trying to share it as widely as we can.