The miniature coconut palm or Weddell's palm (Syagrus weddelliana) is a feather palm in the palm family. It is closely related to the coconut palm, but is much smaller only growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 m). It is a native understory plant in the Brazilian rainforest and it's shade tolerance makes it desirable as a houseplant.
This work is a digital collage of a distressed background with internal framing, a 1942 painting of a terracotta pot (flower urn) by C.W. Watson, and a vintage botanical illustration of a Weddell's palm.
Originally from Northern Germany, I have been living on a small farm in the West of Ireland for many years. I love to be creative, to create new things, be it arts and crafts or in image form. A few years ago I started to create digital.. Read more…