Moraea sordescens Moraea, the Cape tulips, is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae by Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Les Liliacées a tome of plant species of and related to the lily family. Produced from 1802 – 1816, the plates are drawn from Empress Josephine’s extensive collection of plants in her gardens at Malmaison,

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Location: France
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