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20 Aug 2012

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View 'Fragrant lilies in the Rock Garden' full size
Fragrant lilies in the Rock Garden

Image: Kew on Flickr

See beautiful Lilium speciosum var. speciosum flowers in the Rock Garden. Follow your nose - these flowers are strongly scented!
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View 'Andean silver-leaf sage in the Temperate House' full size
Andean silver-leaf sage in the Temperate House

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Come find the deep indigo flowers of the Andean silver-leaf sage, Salvia discolour, in the Temperate House.
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View 'Colourful flowers in the Temperate House' full size
Colourful flowers in the Temperate House

Image: Kew on Flickr

Come discover beautiful blooms in the Temperate House such as this fiery Cestrum aurantiacum.
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View 'Houseleeks in the Alpine House' full size
Houseleeks in the Alpine House

Image: Kew on Flickr

Houseleeks often grow in distinctive rosettes. A great example is the Sempervivum calcareum in the Alpine House.
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View 'Gladiolus carmineus in the Alpine House' full size
Gladiolus carmineus in the Alpine House

Image: Kew on Flickr

The name Gladiolus is derived from the Latin word 'gladius', meaning sword. It refers to the sword shaped leaves of these plants.
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View 'Vibrant fuchsias in the Temperate House' full size
Vibrant fuchsias in the Temperate House

Image: Kew on Flickr

Discover this Fuchsia triphylla 'Thalia' in the Temperate House. Fuchsias were first discovered in 1693 in what is now the Dominican Republic.
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View 'Titan arum in seed' full size
Titan arum in seed

Image: Kew on Flickr

After its foul smelling flower dies away, Titan arum produce vibrant orange seeds.
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View 'Major Garden's clivia' full size
Major Garden's clivia

Image: Kew on Flickr

Former Kew director Sir William Hooker named Clivia gardenii after Major Robert Garden, who discovered these in South Africa and sent them to Kew.
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View 'Golden rat tail cactus in bloom' full size
Golden rat tail cactus in bloom

Image: Kew on Flickr

Discover cacti in the tropical desert zone of the Princess of Wales Conservatory, including the golden rat tail cactus, Cleistocactus winteri.
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View 'Tropical flowers in the Palm House' full size
Tropical flowers in the Palm House

Image: Kew on Flickr

Come and find beautiful white flowers of Pleiocarpa mutica in the Palm House.
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View 'Colourful flowers in the Palm House' full size
Colourful flowers in the Palm House

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Discover the striking red and orange seed pods of Hedychium tenellum in the Palm House. These are in the same plant family as ginger.
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View 'Tropical desert in bloom' full size
Tropical desert in bloom

Image: Kew on Flickr

Discover Kleinia abyssinica from Africa flourishing in the Princess of Wales Conservatory's tropical desert zone.
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View 'Palm House Parterre summer display' full size
Palm House Parterre summer display

Image: Kew on Flickr

Marvel at intricate geometric plantings in this summer's Palm House Parterre.
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View 'Colour-changing white evening primrose' full size
Colour-changing white evening primrose

Image: Kew on Flickr

Oenothera speciosa flowers have matured from white to pink outside the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
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View 'Evergreen kangaroo paw' full size
Evergreen kangaroo paw

Image: Kew on Flickr

Can you guess what it is yet? Check out Anigozanthos flavidus, from Western Australia, growing in the Temperate House.
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