Schomburgkia Sanderiana - Galeotti's Schomburgkia

by Henry Frederick Conrad Sander

Schomburgkia Sanderiana or Galeotti's Schomburgkia, which has been linked to the French botanist Henri Guillaume Galeotti. The artist captures the elegance in form of the plant by drawing attention to its wand-like spikes and the ruffle-like edges of its flowers.

As the Orchid King, Henry Frederick Conrad Sander was not shy when commissioning these lithographs, making sure that even the slightest color variation in roses, coppers, and violets were captured in true-to-life colors. Whether you collect plants from the Victorian era or have an interest in orchids today, this piece offers a glimpse of where these plants hail from.