People are largely unaware of the distribution and abundance of the native trees and wild orchids that can be find on their ...

Of the Oak | 3 May – 28 September 2025 | Syon Vista | Included with entry to the Gardens | Media preview 1 May from 10am, RSVP to [email protected] This month, experiential artist collective Marshmallow ...

From the perfect first date to seasonal family activities, get the most out of your visit to Kew with our tailored trails.

Passiflora or passion flower is a genus of more than 550 species which are members of the Passifloraceae family. The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed ...

The Princess of Wales Conservatory will be partially closed for glass cleaning for the week of 14 to 20 April 2025. Please use the south entrance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. With ten ...

Contains accepted names and over 1,020,000 synonyms for more than 343,000 plant species. It is the most comprehensive and actively curated dataset on plant taxonomy, created in collaboration with ...

The Directors' Correspondence Team reveals the artistic talents of an amateur orchid enthusiast in Burma at the end of the 19th century. The Directors' Correspondence team really enjoyed the recent ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

Scientists at Kew have been studying pollen structure for many years, and trying to unravel how and why certain structures have evolved. In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen of ...