Saxifraga Purpurascens. [Purple Himalayan Saxifrage] [Purple Bergenia]

Description

original-colour lithograph. Botanical print from “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, Comprising the Plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of Other Botanical Establishments in Great Britain, Vol. 14 of the Third Series (or Vol. 84 of the Whole Work.), pl. 5066. Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892) was a botanical illustrator, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who executed some 10,000 drawings for various publications. His work in colour lithograph, including 2700 illustrations for Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, produced up to 200 plates per year. His nephew, John Nugent Fitch (1840–1927), also produced illustrations for Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Vincent Brooks (1815-1885) was London based printer and lithographer whose firm took over Day & Son in 1867 to form Vincent Brooks, Day & Son. Bergenia purpurascens, the purple bergenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. This species is a perennial herb and is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar. Useful feature in the garden is the visual interest that its foliage provides by turning a deep beet red during the winter.