Hare’s Tail Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Botanical watercolour painting of hare’s-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) by Claire Hamilton

One of the most striking sights on Scotland’s moorland in early summer, Hare’s-tail Cottongrass transforms stretches of dark, peaty hillside with its distinctive white seed heads.

This painting was created as part of my final-year project for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Diploma in Botanical Illustration, exploring the character and botanical detail of Scotland’s wild plants.

Original botanical watercolour
300 × 350 mm
Professional watercolours on 100% cotton, 140 lb paper

Original artwork
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