Welcome to hortiphoto.com, a specialist collection of botanical and horticultural stock photography.
We are based in Christchurch, New Zealand, a city renowned for it's beautiful gardens, parks and floral displays and an ideal place for a stock library specialising in horticultural and botanical subjects.
Whether you are a publisher or photo researcher in need of editorial images for horticultural books or for gardening magazine illustrations, an advertiser looking for commercial photos of plants, or simply want well-captioned and properly identified plant and flower photos for your product labels, brochures, web pages or presentations, our range of stock photos includes something for you.
The horticultural stock photos and botanical pictures cover plants in their habitats, in gardens and indoors, often showing flower and foliage details. Our range of plant photos is comprehensive, with an excellent selection of rose, rhododendron and camellia flower images as well thousands of other shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals and house plants.
At hortiphoto.com we know our subjects and have the flexible licensing you need. We are here to provide your photos in the way that suits you best — just tell us what you want.
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Stock photo subjects at hortiphoto.com
Note: this site is still being constructed and will not be complete until mid-December.
Rose Photos
We have a huge range of stock photos of roses, covering all of the main types, including many species, Hybrid Tea (Large-flowered), Floribunda (Cluster-flowered), Climbers and Ramblers, English Roses (David Austin), Damask, Gallica, Shrub Roses, Musk Roses, Rugosa and Miniature Roses.
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Rhododendron Photos
Our selection of rhododendron stock photos is second to none and in addition to the many garden hybrids it includes an extensive collection of species images and pictures of both deciduous and evergreen azaleas. We also have a small but ever-increasing range of vireya images.
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Tree Photos
Our range of tree pictures encompasses hundreds of species, including all of best known temperate climate types, such as oaks (Quercus), maples (Acer), beeches (Fagus), flowering cherries (Prunus) and elms (Ulmus). We also have many images of New Zealand native trees, such as Kauri (Agathis), Rimu (Dacrydium) and Totara (Podocarpus), and a range of photos of palms and cycads. Some of these are yet to added.
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Shrub Photos
Our range of stock photos of shrubs is huge and covers virtually all of the more commonly grown temperate genera, including Daphne, Cistus, Chaenomeles, Abutilon, Buddleja, Pyracantha, Kalmia, Lavandula, Protea, Leucadendron, Aucuba, Weigela, Syringa and hundreds more. Also many NZ natives, including Hebe, Pittosporum and Pseudopanax. Some of these are yet to added.
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Perennial Photos
Our stock photos of perennial plants encompass all of the main garden genera and cover all seasons. Popular genera include Corydalis, Pulsatilla, Delphinium, Papaver and Hosta. We have good collections of daylily, peony and gentian pictures and many images of bedding plants or annuals. Some of these are yet to added.
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Iris Photos
Irises are a favourite at hortiphoto.com and our image range covers many of the species and most of the more popular hybrid types, including a broad selection of bearded irises as well as Japanese and Siberian types. Some of these are yet to added.
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Magnolia Photos
We have many images of magnolias, including most of the better-known New Zealand hybrids, such as the spectacular plants by the Jury family and the latest, like 'Genie'. Also included in our magnolia selection are those plants formerly classifed as Michelia.
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Conifer Photos
Our image selection includes most of the major conifer genera, such as pines (Pinus), spruces (Picea), firs (Abies), cedars (Cedrus), cypress (Cupressus), Chamaecyparis, Thuja and junipers, from tiny rockery dwarves to some of the world's tallest trees. Some of these are yet to added.
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Camellia Photos
Our camellia stock photos cover a wide range of Japonicas, Sasanquas, Reticulatas and other hybrids, as well as many species, including the tea plant (Camellia sinensis).
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Fuchsia Photos
We have a wide range of fuchsia stock photos covering all of the main growth styles, flower and foliage forms among the hybrids and also many images of species.
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Climber Photos
We have an extensive range of stock photos of climber and creepers, including the ever-popular Clematis and honeysuckles (Lonicera), as well as lesser-known beauties such as the white-flowered Lapageria. Some of these are yet to added.
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Bulb, Corm and Tuber Photos
We have many hundreds of images of bulbs, corms and tubers, including all of the best know spring flowers, such as daffodils (Narcissus), tulips (Tulipa) and bluebells (Hyacinthoides). We also have pictures of summer- to autumn-blooming South African bulbs and a wide range of species and hybrid dahlias. Some of these are yet to added.
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Cacti and Succulent Photos
Our cacti and succulent images include most of the better known and most widely cultivated types, such as Aloe, Agave, Opuntia, Echeveria and Crassula. We have photos of plants in flower and also close-ups of details such as foliage and spines. Some of these are yet to added.
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Begonia Photos
Begonias are a hortiphoto.com speciality. We have pictures of many species, a wide range of images of tuberhybrida flowers and also photos of begonias cultivated mainly for their foliage, such as the rexes. Some of these are yet to added.
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House Plant Photos
House and indoor plants are always popular and we have images of many hundreds of them, including those grown mainly for their foliage, such as Calathea and Maranta, as well as flowering house plants and also those treated as temporary indoor plants, such as cinerarias (Pericallis). Some of these are yet to added.
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Grass and Sedge Photos
We have a good range of images of ornamental grasses, reeds and sedges, including bamboo, as well as pictures of plants in the wild. While perhaps often overlooked, these easy-care plants certainly have a place in any garden. Some of these are yet to added.
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General Garden Photos
In addition to our comprehensive range of plant portraits we also have many general garden photos depicting various garden styles and natural habitats throughout the seasons. We also have a range of images of foliage textures suitable for backdrops.
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Crop and Weed Photos
In addition to our images of ornamental plants we have a good section of photos of crops, fruits and nuts, including apples, citrus and brassicas, both field and garden-grown, as well as the weeds that can afflict them. Some of these are yet to added.
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All images and text on this site are copyright of hortiphoto.com and cfgphoto.com (Geoff Bryant). No unauthorised use is permitted.
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Hortiphoto.com is your specialist source of plant and garden stock photos for publication and advertising illustrations
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