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Botanical species cards are the small labels that sit beside a print and explain it. A drawing on the wall tells a guest that someone chose it; the card beside it tells them why. Four lines, and no cost. It is the difference between a room that looks considered and one a guest writes about.
These are the printable species cards I use myself. One for every plate in the Fiurdelin catalogue, free to download, ready to print at home on ordinary card.
Free download
The complete set of botanical species cards, print-ready.
More than fifty cards, ten per A4 sheet at 95 × 55 mm. No sign-up, no email required.
What is on each botanical species card
Four lines, and no more. A card that turns into a museum label stops being read.
Every plant name in the set has been checked against Kew’s Plants of the World Online and, for the fungi, its fungal data and collections resource. Where a name is disputed or a group is unresolved, the card says so rather than picking one.
What a finished card looks like
Each card is 95 × 55 mm, the size of a business card. Four lines on the front, and a blank reverse. Ten fit on an A4 sheet with cut guides.
The back is left blank on purpose
The front of the card carries the species and nothing else. The reverse is empty, and what you do with it is the part worth thinking about.
Many hosts write the name of the house or apartment there, often with a phone number or the address. The card then stops being only a label. A guest who liked the drawing picks it up, turns it over, and has something to remember the place by. It costs nothing and it travels home in a pocket.
Others leave it plain, so the card reads like a museum label and the room stays quiet. That is just as good an answer, and in a property with a lot of printed matter already it is often the better one.
If you would rather point somewhere than write something, a small QR label on the back works too. Send it to your own property guide, a local nature reserve, or a walking route. Somewhere that belongs to the stay, rather than to a shop.
How to use the species cards
One. Print
Use 250–300 gsm card if you have it. Ordinary paper mounted on card works too. Print the sheet and cut on the guides. Keep the spares, because cards go missing.
Two. Place
On a console, a shelf, or inside the house guide. Never taped to the frame or the wall beside the work. That turns the room into a gallery hang and invites handling.
Three. The back
Left blank on purpose. Many hosts write the name of the house and a phone number there. The card then doubles as something a guest keeps. Others leave it plain, like a museum label.
Who these are for
These species cards were written for short-let hosts. The Airbnb wall art guide explains where they fit in a whole property. They work just as well in a restaurant, a treatment room or a small hotel. Or a home where people keep asking what the drawing is.
You do not need to own a print to download them. If you do own one, the matching card is already in the set.
FAQ
Do I need to buy anything to get the cards?
No. The botanical species cards are free and the download needs no email address. The set covers every plate in the catalogue, including subjects you may not own.
What format is the download?
A print-ready PDF. More than fifty cards, ten to an A4 sheet at 95 × 55 mm. There is an instruction page at the front and cut guides at every corner.
What goes on the back?
Whatever you like. Many hosts add the name of the house and a phone number. The card then becomes something a guest can keep. Others leave it blank so it reads like a museum label. Both work.
Can I use these commercially?
Yes, in your own property or venue. Please do not resell the cards or redistribute the file as your own. A link back to this page is welcome if you want to share them.
Is a QR code included?
No. The cards ship clean, with the back left blank. If you want a code, print a small label and stick it on the reverse. Point it at your own property guide rather than at a shop.
The drawings
Every card matches a plate. See how they hang together as a collection.