Curtis Botanical – Plate 7124 – Wrinkled Trumpet Vine

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 7124.

Plant: Bignonia Rugosa (Wrinkled Trumpet Vine). Native to: South America (tropical).

A vigorous tropical climber with large trumpet-shaped flowers. Victorian aristocrats spent fortunes competing to grow the most spectacular tropical climbers in their glasshouses — this genus was a recurring prize in that world.

Printed 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.

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.