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Spring on Flickr at Kew - 2013

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See a selection of images of spring at Kew Gardens from our Flickr stream.

28 Feb 2013

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Gallery Images

Bluebells near Queen Charlotte's Cottage

Image: Kew on Flickr

See the nodding heads of Hyacinthoides non-scripta in one of London's finest bluebell woods, part of which is over 300 years old.

Intricate displays in the Palm House Parterre

Image: Kew on Flickr

William Nesfield designed this geometric pattern of beds in front of the Palm House in 1848.

Stunning rhododendrons in the Rhododendron Dell

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Rhododendron arboreum flaunts a gathering of 15-20 bell-shaped flowers.

Blue mist flowers in the Temperate House

Image: Kew on Flickr

This beautiful Bartlettina sordida is native to Mexico. Spot large clusters of lilac flowers against dark green leaves.

Snake's head fritillaries along Princess Walk

Image: Kew on Flickr

Come and see the bell shaped jewels of Fritillaria meleagris.The name meleagris means 'spotted like guinea fowl'.

The great white cherry along Cherry Walk

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Celebrate spring and take in the sweet scent of Prunus 'Tai-haku'. Extinct in Japan until 1932, it was re-introduced from the UK by ornithologist and plant collector Collingwood Ingram.

Spot the petroleum nut plant in the Palm House

Image: Kew on Flickr

The fruits of Pittosporum resiniferum smell like petroleum-based fuels and burn brightly, so are sometimes used like candles.

Magnolias just off Princess Walk

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These Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva flowers will open into large, showy beauties this spring.

Daffodils on the Broad Walk

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Tens of thousands of Narcissus 'February Gold' line Kew's historic Broad Walk this spring.

Crown imperial flowers in the Woodland Garden

Image: Kew on Flickr

Admire the nodding crowns of Fritillaria imperialis, these bell-shaped flowers are in the lily family.

Nepenthes in the Princess of Wales Conservatory

Image: Kew on Flickr

Come and see the strange and wonderful Nepenthes 'Rebecca Soper' pitcher plant. Also known as 'monkey cups', this plant is carnivorous. The biggest pitcher plants even trap and eat rats.

Jade vine in the Princess of Wales Conservatory

Image: Kew on Flickr

Gaze at the beautiful cascading flowers of Strongylodon macrobotrys. After many years of trying, Kew discovered how to pollinate the flowers to produce seeds.