Cyclamen woodblock print from "Seiyo kusabana zufu," or Illustrated Western Flowers, by Tanikami, Könan, 1917

Cyclamen flower petals are twisted and reflexed (upswept), giving the flower its distinctive appearance of a graceful bent. This evolutionary feature protects the pollen from rain.
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This one is fun. From the Museum of Printing (Musée de l'Imprimerie) in Lyon, France. Well worth a visit. Enemies of the vine. About 1908. #BotanicalIlustration #Lyon #Printing #Grapevines #grapes #vineyard #France #books