Curtis Botanical – Plate 8862 – Willow-leafed Stranvaesia

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8862.

A Chinese and Himalayan shrub (now Photinia salicifolia) in the rose family, with willow-like leaves (salicifolia) and clusters of white flowers followed by red berries. Named for William Thomas Horner Fox-Strangways, a British diplomat and plant enthusiast.

Pacific NW (OR, WA) and Northern CA — photinia relatives are some of the most common garden shrubs in the region.

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.