Who said "The flower is the poetry of reproduction"?

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

The flower is the poetry of reproduction - Théophile Gautier

"The flower is the poetry of reproduction"

Théophile Gautier Nature

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

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