Curtis Botanical – Plate 8210 – Kamchatka Rhododendron / Pentsemon-leafed Rhododendron

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8210.

A dwarf, mat-forming rhododendron from the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia's far east — one of the most remote and botanically remarkable landscapes on earth. Its bright rose-purple flowers appear just as the snow melts.

Official flower: Washington State Flower (rhododendron family); also ALASKA NATIVE. ALASKA NATIVE 🌿 — grows wild in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.

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 is an original uncolored (plain) plate from leftover publisher stock of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, printed in London. It was issued uncolored and never bound. We bought the holding at the estate of a Chicago rare bookseller. Labels and stock papers from the British dealer Wheldon & Wesley came with it. Library stamps, when present, are noted on the listing.