Spring bulbs & blossoms at Kew Gardens
Keep up to date with what's looking good in the Gardens with our bulb map, and find out more about the plants that are bringing spring colour to the Gardens.
Please click here for an enlarged bulb map
| Map ref. | Location | Type | Timing* | Status |
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| 1 | Crocus Carpet | Dutch crocus (Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' & Crocus vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus') | March |
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| 2 | Cherry Walk | Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) | Mid-March & April |
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| 3 | Princess Walk | Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple') | February | The first flowers are emerging |
| 4 | Princess Walk | Late March & early April |
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| 5 | Princess Walk | Tenby daffodils (Narcissus obvallaris) | Late February & March |
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| 6 | White Peaks | Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa siehei) | Mid-March & April | |
| 7 | Broad Walk | Daffodils (Narcissus 'February Gold' & Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus). | March & April |
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| 8 | Palm House Parterre | Seasonal display of spring planting | March to May |
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| 9 | Temple of Aeolus | Daffodils and snowdrops (Narcissus pseudonarcissus & | February & March | Snowdrops coming into flower |
| 10 | Rock Garden | Snowdrops (wide selection of Galanthus species) | January & February | Early species in full bloom |
| 11 | Davies Alpine House | Continuously changing display of alpine flowers taken from Kew's collections | January to May |
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| 12 | Riverside Walk | Late March & April |
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| 13 | Riverside Walk | Camas lily (Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii) | Late March & April |
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| 14 | Conservation Area | April - May |
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| 15 | Conservation Area | Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) | February |
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Blossoms at Kew...
| General location | Type | Timing | Status |
Cherry Walk - between Temperate House and King William's Temple | Pink cherry blossom - Prunus "Asano" | April |
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Cherry Walk - between Palm House and King William's Temple | Assorted Japanese cherries - Prunus species and cultivars | April |
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Between Temperate House and Pagoda | Wide assortment of Prunus, Pyrus, Malus and Crataegus species and cultivars | March-April |
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*please note that estimated flowering times are subject to seasonal variations and weather conditions.
Find out more about some of our spring plants
Camassia leichtlinii
great camas
Crocus sieberi
Sieber’s crocus
Fritillaria meleagris
snake’s head fritillary
Galanthus nivalis
common snowdrop
Galanthus woronowii
snowdrop
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
bluebell
Narcissus cantabricus
white hoop petticoat daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
daffodil
Prunus mume
mume
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