Curtis Botanical – Plate 6627 – Yellow Zebra Plant

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 6627.

A Brazilian relative of the familiar zebra plant, with bold yellow flower spikes and dramatically veined leaves. Named for Adelbert von Chamisso, the French-German Romantic poet and botanist who sailed on the Russian Rurik expedition (1815–18).

Florida, Gulf Coast, Hawaii — grows outdoors in warm climates.

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.