Clianthus Swainsona) formosus – Sturt’s desert Pea

Beautiful illustrations of West Australian Wildflowers by renowned floral artist Edgar Dell (1901-2008)Dell arrived in Western Australia in 1924 from England and after a few years became famous for his watercolour paintings of the state’s wildflowers. His pictures were compiled into book form with accompanying text by the Government Botanist Charles Gardner under the title Western Australian Wildflowers Published in Perth in 1935.  There were further editions to 1968.