Making the news

Discover the plants and fungi that have hit the headlines – those that have been saved from extinction, have been newly discovered, attract crowds in the Gardens, or simply capture the essence of Kew’s work.

Dioscorea strydomiana
Strydom's yam

Dracaena jayniana
red dragon tree

Fraxinus excelsior
European ash

Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus
chalara ash dieback

Musa itinerans
Yunnan banana

Paris japonica
Japanese canopy plant





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