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Watercolor of red tubular penstemon flowers on tall green stems against a cream background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon barbatus)

A botanical watercolor shows several stems of red tubular blossoms with flared lower lips, rising from a slender central stalk with pale green leaves and buds. The flowers hang along the upper branches against a plain cream ground, with a faint signature in the lower left corner.

Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott
Date
1934
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1967 × 2804 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1934).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Penstemon (Pentstemon barbatus) de Mary Vaux Walcott

Una acuarela botánica muestra varios tallos de flores rojas tubulares con labios inferiores acampanados, que se elevan desde un tallo central delgado con hojas verdes pálidas y capullos. Las flores cuelgan de las ramas superiores sobre un fondo crema liso, con una firma tenue en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Penstemon (Pentstemon barbatus) de Mary Vaux Walcott

Uma aquarela botânica mostra várias hastes de flores vermelhas tubulares com lábios inferiores abertos, subindo de um caule central delgado com folhas verde-claras e botões. As flores pendem dos ramos superiores sobre um fundo creme liso, com uma assinatura discreta no canto inferior esquerdo.