Curtis Botanical – Plate 6966 – Whorlflower / Betony-leafed Morina

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 6966.

A dramatic Himalayan perennial with spiny, thistle-like leaves and whorls of tubular flowers that open white, then turn pink, then crimson as they age — so a single plant displays three colours simultaneously. The genus is named for Louis Morin, a 17th-century French botanist.

Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) and mountain West (CO, MT) rock and perennial gardeners.

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.