Tania's Favorite Plants to Draw

Leaves

These leaves are good to try first because they have smooth margins and relatively simple venation. They also make good leaf rubbings!

• Agapanthus
• Tulip
• Lily (see leaf_Lily below)
• Iris
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First Flowers

The following flowers are good flowers with which to try your hand at botanical illustration. They have a simple shape or a straightforward symmetry.

• Tulip
• Orchid
• Calla Lily

Forms

While plant morphology may be intimidating at first glance, the forms observed in the plant world can be reduced to simple shapes.

• Simple fruit
• Flower bud
• Bulbs
• Lily stamen