Victoria Saxe - Drawings from Nature: Salsify

Salsify

Common name Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island
Scientific Name Tragopopon porrifolius, Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Medium Pencil on paper
Size 9" x 12"

We have salsify growing wild and most people, here, consider the plant a weed. It's really a root vegetable and also known as the "oyster plant". I'm told that it has a subtle oyster-like flavor. I think it has a beautiful flower and I very much enjoyed drawing it with colored pencils.


home fine art scientific drawing drawings for science drawings from nature wings the process about the artist shop contact	Salsify Common name Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island Scientific Name Tragopopon porrifolius, Asteraceae (Sunflower) Medium Pencil on paper Size 9" x 12" We have salsify growing wild and most people, here, consider the plant a weed. It's really a root vegetable and also known as the "oyster plant". I'm told that it has a subtle oyster-like flavor. I think it has a beautiful flower and I very much enjoyed drawing it with colored pencils.