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From the <n>Serie « Fiori »</n>, commissioned for Villa Venezia. Flowers by <n>Tinons Florista</n>.

An <n>Imperial Pink bud</n> and an <n>Imperial Gold bud</n>.

<n>Serratula nudicaulis</n> (c. 1928) by photographer <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

Photograph of <n>Allium Ostrowskianum</n> by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

<n>Cucurbita, pepo</n>, 1928. A photograph by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

<n>Brugmansia x Candida (Angel's Trumpet)</n> (2004) by <n>Judith McMillan</n>.

A digitally rendered <n>Calla Lily</n> by artist <n>Denis Sartakov</n>.

<n>Ginkgo leaf pair</n>. Photo by <n>Jeff Friesen Images</n>.

Photograph of a <n>Cobaea scandens</n> flower bud by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

Photograph of an <n>Acanthus mollis</n> plant, also known as bear's breeches, by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

<n>Calla Lily</n>, 1988, a photograph by <n>Robert Mapplethorpe</n>.

<n>Asclepias syriaca</n> (Common Milkweed) from <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>'s "Art Forms in Nature" series, 1928.

<n>Abutilon</n>, a botanical photograph by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.