Darwin's Comet Orchid
Darwin's Comet Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) — Curtis's Botanical Magazine (Pl. 5113) · Walter Hood Fitch · 1859.
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Where it works
Darwin's comet orchid, large waxy white star flowers against deep green strap leaves, drawn by Fitch in 1859 and filling the cream sheet. The white-and-green scheme suits a dark green or charcoal dining room or a study at 24×36 in black, no mat, beside his Brassavola Orchid.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique botanical plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- white, dark green, cream
- Mood
- dramatic, fresh
- Rooms
- dining room, study or library, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom
- Good gift for
- plant lovers, her
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other botanical prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.
