Curtis Botanical – Plate 8520 – Japanese Hydrangea Vine

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8520.

Plant: Schizophragma Hydrangeoides (Japanese Hydrangea Vine). Native to: Japan / Korea.

A climbing hydrangea relative native to Japan and Korea. Each flower reduced to a single graceful sepal rather than four, giving the flowerhead a lighter, more elegant appearance than a true hydrangea. Valued in Japanese garden design for covering hard surfaces without heaviness.

Printed in London. Each print is an original page removed from a bound volume of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, the world's oldest continuously published botanical journal (founded 1787). Uncolored plate. Sold individually. Minor age-related toning consistent with 19th-century paper.

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.