Applebee; Caroline Maria (c.1787-1854); flower painter
Date
1852
Scope & content
Watercolour on paper of Double Colchicum and Autumn Amaryllis by Caroline Maria Applebee, 1852. Current botanical name: Colchicum, possibly Colchicum byzantinum, Sternbergia lutea ; English vernacular name: Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron, Winter daffodil. Autumn Amaryllis is an old vernacular name for Sternbergia lutea