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 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.