This sample of monkey orchid seeds was found to be 86% viable, which is a good result. Collectors were careful not to sample ...

There isn’t currently an agreed definition of DSI. It’s just a placeholder for any digital information that comes from ...

Join us for a sensory guided walking tour, led by one of Kew’s specially-trained tour guides. Each tour is different to take in seasonal highlights across the Gardens. These tours are free, and free ...

Open to the public in our Reading Room, this display explores the Great Storm of 1987 at Kew and Wakehurst. In the early hours of October 16, 1987, southern England was struck by a storm of ...

Acclaimed ceramic artist Felicity Aylieff brings a major solo exhibition of monumental ceramics to Kew’s Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art this autumn. Aylieff is renowned for her longstanding ...

Ten young people aged 16-19 from across Britain are on a once in a lifetime expedition to the Galapagos. It is part of an initiative led by two Champions of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Dwayne ...

Discover our science collections that have been growing for over 170 years and the other collections we hold. Or search our resources and research facilities to find support for your research. Find ...

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 ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Recently-released IUCN Red List assessments for slipper orchids from the temperate Northern Hemisphere show that a shocking 79% of species are threatened with extinction. Mike Fay, Head of Genetics ...

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 ...