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 Botanical Miniatures in 1 inch and 1/2 inch scale for dollhouses and collectors.Historical Plant Lists I'm debating how to set this up to help people. If you use this page and would like different reference points, email me and let me know what would be most helpful. For now I will set it up with the dates plants were introduced to Britain under the rough categories of early gardens, Tudor and Elizabethan, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian and try to keep them all on one very long page so you can compare time periods. General introduction to local gardens would be several years after a plant first arrived at a private estate, at Kew or one of the nurseries and some of these plants were known from much earlier times but had to be re introduced (opium poppies for example).Fashion was also involved, and plants introduced in a particular time were not always fashionable for that period. These introduction dates refer to the particular species, not modern cultivars. Remember you can include plants introduced before, but not after the date of your historical depiction. For example Lilium candidum, the Madonna lily, dates back to early times, but Lilium longiflorum, the Easter lily, only arrived in Britain in 1794 and Llilium regale, the regal lily, doesn't appear until 1903. Plants for early gardens A good reference, especially for floral arrangements is Flora Domestica, A History of British Flower Arranging, by Mary Rose Blacker Plant Common Name Introduced to Britain Alcea rosea Hollyhock circa 1245 Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold circa 900 Crocus sativus Autumn flowering crocus circa 1350 Saffron crocus Convolvularia majus Lily of the Valley native Erysimum cheri Wallflower circa 1260 Digitalis officinalis white and purple foxgloves native Dianthus barbatus Sweet William circa 1200 Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop possibly native Geranium pratense Meadow cranesbill native Geum sp Avens native Helleborus niger Christmas rose circa 1300 Hesperis matronalis Sweet rocket circa 1300 Iris germanica 'Florentina Orris root circa 900 Iris pallida Dalmatian iris circa 900 Laurus nobilis Sweet bay 995 Lavendula angustifolia Lavender circa 1200 Leucanthemum vulgare ox-eye daisy, marguerite native Lilium candidum Madonna lily before 900 Lonicera periclymenium Honeysuckle, woodbine native Lupinus albus white lupin circa 1300 Mathiola incana Brompton stock circa 1260 Paeonia officinalis Apothecaries petunia circa 900 Papaver somniferum Opium poppy circa 900 Punica granatum Pomegranate before 1400 Rosa x alba white rose ancient Rosa gallica var officinalis Gallica rose 1200 Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1338 Viola odorata Sweet violet native viola tricolour Heartsease native Tulipa sylvestris wild tulip naturalized Viburnum opulus Guelder rose native Viola odorata sweet violet native Viola tricolor heartsease native
Plants for Tudor and Elizabethan gardens (1485-1603) Plant Common name introduced to Britain Acanthus mollis Bear's Breeches 1548 Agave americana Agave, Century plant 1554 Anemone coronaria Poppy anemone 1596 Anthirrinum majus Snapdragon 1500 Astrantia major Greater masterwort 1596 Campanula medium Canterbury bells 1578 Campanula persifolia Peach leaved bellflower 1596 Campanula pyramidalis Chimney bellflower 1594 Celosia argentea (cristata) Cockscomb 1570 Citrus aurantium Seville orange 1595 Citrus sinensis Sweet orange 1595 Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1573 Crocus vernus spring crocus 1597 Cyclamen purpurescens autumn cyclamen 1596 Dianthus caryohyllus carnation 1475 Dianthus plumarius pink, clove pink, gillyflower 1560 Dictamnus albus dittany, burning bush 1596 Fritillaria imperialis crown imperial before 1590 Fritellaria persica Persian fritillary 1596 Gladiolus communis eastern gladiolus 1596 Helianthus annuus Sunflower 1596 Hepatica nobilis liverwort 1573 Hyacinthus orientalis hyacinth 1596 Impatiens balsamina balsam 1596 Jasminum officinale white jasmine, jessamine 1560 Laburnum anagryoides laburnum 1560 Lilium bulbiferum fire lily 1596 Lilium martagon martagon lily 1596 Lunaria annua Honesty, satin flower 1595 Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese cross by 1576 Lychnis coronaria Rose campion 1596 Mirabilis jalapa Marvel of Peru 1596 Muscari botryoides Grape hyacinth 1596 Myrtus communis common myrtle 1562 Narcissus jonquilla Jonquil 1596 Narcissus poeticus Poets narcissus, pheasant's eye before 1538 Narcissus tazetta Polyanthus daffodil 1597 Nerium oleander Oleander, rose bay 1596 Nicotiana tabacum tobacco plant 1570 Nigella damascena love-in-a-mist 1570 Olea europaea olive 1570 Paeonia tenuifolia 1594 Philadelphus coronarius mock orange, syringa c.1580 Physalis alkekengi Chinese lantern 1597 Primula auricula auriculua, bear's ears 1596 Rosa x centifolia cabbbage rose, Provence rose 1596 Rosa x damascena Damask rose 1573 Rosa gallica 'versicolour' Rosa Mundi before 1500 Salvia sclarea Clary sage 1562 Scilla hyacinthoides Scilla 1585 Syringia vulgaris lilac 1580 Tagetes erecta African marigold 1596 Tagetes patula French marigold 1573 Tulipa (rembrandt group) 1577 Viburnum tinus laurustinus 1560 Yucca gloriosa yucca 1550 The Stuarts and the House of Orange, (1603-1714) Plant Common name Introduced to Britain Agapanthus africanus African lily, lily of the nile 1692 Amaryllis belladonna Belladonna lily 1712 Aster novi-belgii Michaelmas daisy 1710 Gladiolus communis byzantinus Byzantine gladiolus 1629 Helichrysum stoechas Immortelle, everlasting 1629 Kniphofia uvaria Red hot poker 1707 Lathyrus odoratus Sweet pea 1700 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower, scarlet lobelia 1629 Lupinus angustifolius Blue lupin 1686 Nerine sarniensis Guernsey lily 1659 Passiflora caerulea Blue passion flower 1699 Pelargonium peltatum ivy-leaved geranium 1701 Pelargonium zonale Zonal Geranium 1710 Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1629 Prunus lusitanica Portugese laurel 1648 Rosa centifolia 'mucosa' Common moss rose 1696 Rudbeckia laciniata Cone flower 1640 Scabiosa atropurpurea Sweet scabious 1629 Syringa x persica 'alba' White persian lilac 1700 Tradescantia virginiana Spiderwort 1629 Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1686
The Georgian period 1714 -~1837 Plant Common name Introduced to Britain
Edwardian Plants (1901- ~1918)
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