Interesting plants at Kew
Browse a selection of some of the most interesting and fascinating plants you can see at Kew Gardens.
16 Feb 2012
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Titan arum timeline
The titan arum is a giant among plants, with a massive flowering structure that rises some three metres above ...more
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Coffee (Coffea arabica) growing in Cameroon
Coffee is one of the world’s favourite drinks, one of the most important commercial crop-plants, and the secon ...more
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Nymphaea thermarum flower
Nymphaea thermarum is the smallest waterlily in the world, and the only Nymphaea to grow in damp mud rather th ...more
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Nymphaea thermarum in cultivation at Kew
Nymphaea thermarum is the smallest waterlily in the world, and the only Nymphaea to grow in damp mud rather th ...more
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Balloon pea in South Africa
Balloon pea is a South African herbal remedy traditionally used for stomach problems, diabetes and lately as a ...more
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Flowers of Camellia sinensis, commonly known as
Tea is the most important non-alcoholic beverage in the world, and over three million tonnes are grown annuall ...more
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Tahina spectabilis to scale
Large enough to be visible in satellite imagery, dimaka is an enormous ‘self-destructive’ palm that remained u ...more
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Dimaka (Tahina spectabilis)
Large enough to be visible in satellite imagery, dimaka is an enormous ‘self-destructive’ palm that remained u ...more
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Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera)
The striking flowers of the bee orchid resemble a bee, resting on a pink flower.
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Encephalartos altensteinii in the Palm House at Kew
Our specimen of Encephalartos altensteinii was collected for the botanic garden in 1773 by Kew’s first plant h ...more
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Wollemi pine outside the Orangery
The Wollemi pine was known only from fossils until 1994 when it was found growing in a rainforest gorge in Aus ...more
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