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origins in southern and central Europe, and eastwards towards Turkey and the Caucasus

Dutch hybrid, before 1800, parents include Damascus and Alba rose

native to Europe; supposedly an aphrodisiac and also used in herbal medicine, but poisonous if ingested

native to Central Europe, northern Italy, and Slovenia; grows in woodlands, along beeches, and over limestone

origins in the Eastern Mediterranean, appeared in European gardens in 1871 (see the "Blue River" in the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands)

European wildflower, often used for herbalism and making dyes

originated in Central Europe; very hardy, grows in open, sunny areas

native to much of Europe but avoiding the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions, highly poisonous and frequently a symbol of humility in religious painting

native to eastern Mediterranean, southeastern Europe, northeastern Africa; while not resenbling the Ranunculus asiaticus of today, this flower (not appearing in any of Bosschaert's other paintings) resembles Basilius Bessler's drawing of the flower…