{"product_id":"lavender-flowered-bromeliad-plate-8005","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8005 – Lavender-flowered Bromeliad","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant: Aechmea Lavandulacea (Lavender-flowered Bromeliad).\nNative to: Colombia \/ Venezuela (highlands).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBromeliads collect rainwater in their central cups, creating miniature ecosystems — entire communities of frogs, insects, and microorganisms that live nowhere else. A plant that carries its own world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Curtis Botanical Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43042099232831,"sku":"CBM-8005","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/75f51fbbd92aae406e5bab7282aa9025.jpg?v=1774409064","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/lavender-flowered-bromeliad-plate-8005","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}