You’d be forgiven for thinking the Wardian case was just a simple plant storage box. But this wooden and glass container completely transformed the world of botany. The Wardian case was invented by ...

Identifying and mapping Tropical Important Plant Areas in critical sites for plant conservation across the tropics. Plants are often highly under-represented in conservation planning schemes because ...

Victoria Gate (TW9 3JR) Pedestrian entrance, closest to Kew Gardens Underground station Elizabeth Gate (TW9 3AE) Coach drop off and pedestrian entrance, closest to Kew Bridge station and river cruise ...

Just want access to the gardens? Our new Seed membership gives you unlimited entry to Kew Gardens for 12 months. From just £54 a year, paid annually by Direct Debit. *Restrictions apply. Please see ...

Come and learn how to propagate vegetables, shrubs, herbaceous plants, house plants and all types of bedding. This course will provide a helpful introduction to the various methods you can use to ...

With snow white berries and evergreen leaves, mistletoe is a distinctive plant with a romantic reputation. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe is what this plant is best known for. Find out ...

Among the lush green leaves and steamy heat of our tropical Palm House lives one remarkable, record-breaking plant – the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii). Weighing more than a ...

Learn more about the mysterious pomegranate; an important source of food and medicine for thousands of years and the fruit of ancient myths. The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is one of the oldest ...

From plants to poo, Kew Research Fellow Dr Si-Chong Chen reveals how seeds use animals as their free ride for dispersal… Plants can’t pick themselves up and move around, so they often need a little ...

Meet Encephalartos woodii. With a crown of bright green leaves, intricately patterned trunk and orange cones, it will certainly catch your eye. Found in 1895 by John Medley Wood on the edge of the ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

In a new study, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners have described the only known member of the palm family (Arecaceae) to flower and fruit almost entirely underground. Owing to ...