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Peonies in the Plant Family Beds

Come and see Paeonia ‘honor’ flowering in the Plant Family Beds. Peonies are named after Paean, a student of the Greek god of medicine and healing.

Stroll underneath the golden archway of Laburnum anagyroides. A member of the pea family, but one of Britain's most poisonous trees.

Take a seat at the tea party table - unravel riddles on edible plants and see them growing straight through the crockery!

Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana produce small flowers surrounded by white bracts, which are specially modified leaves.

View McEwen's paintings of plants and learn about his lifelong enquiry into light and colour - in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art.

See the delicate jewel-like flowers of Echium wildpretii. The flowers have a high nectar content making this stunning tower perfect for bees.

Marvel at the spectacular Aphelandra sinclairiana, also known as the orange shrimp plant. Look closely and you'll see why!

Hire one of our unique boats or stroll over the walkway to explore Pineapple Island.

Come find the deep indigo flowers of the Andean silver-leaf sage, Salvia discolour, in the Temperate House.

Come discover beautiful blooms in the Temperate House such as this fiery Cestrum aurantiacum.

Houseleeks often grow in distinctive rosettes. A great example is the Sempervivum calcareum in the Alpine House.

After its foul smelling flower dies away, Titan arum produce vibrant orange seeds.

Former Kew director Sir William Hooker named Clivia gardenii after Major Robert Garden, who discovered these in South Africa and sent them to Kew.

The name Gladiolus is derived from the Latin word 'gladius', meaning sword. It refers to the sword shaped leaves of these plants.

Discover this Fuchsia triphylla 'Thalia' in the Temperate House. Fuchsias were first discovered in 1693 in what is now the Dominican Republic.