Layers and layers of spring colour in the Gardens

Spring bulbs and blossoms at Kew Gardens

In springtime the Gardens at Kew host one of the largest displays of spring colour in the country, with over five million bulbs to see during the season.  Use this map to find out what blossoms and when - see snowdrops, daffodils, crocuses and much more.

Bulb Map

Please click here for an enlarged bulb map (pdf)

Map ref. Location Type Timing*  Status
  1

Crocus Carpet

Dutch crocus (Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' & Crocus vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus')

March

 Gone over
  2

Cherry Walk

Siberian squill (Scilla siberica)

Mid-March & April

 Gone over

  3

Princess Walk

Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple')

February

 Gone over

  4

Princess Walk

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Late March & early April

 Gone over
  5

Princess Walk

Tenby daffodils (Narcissus obvallaris)

Late February & March

 Gone over
  6

White Peaks

Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa siehei)

Mid-March & April

 Gone over
  7

Broad Walk

Daffodils (Narcissus 'February Gold' & Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus).

March & April

 Gone over
  8

Palm House Parterre

Seasonal display of spring planting including Muscari ‘Blue Spike’, Hyacinthus ‘City of Haarlem’, Narcissus ‘Hawera’, Scilla iberica ‘Spring Beauty’, Camassia cusickii ‘Zwanenburg’, Hyacinthus ‘Blue Jacket’, Narcissus ‘Arkle’

March to May

 In full flower
  9

Temple of Aeolus

Daffodils and snowdrops (Narcissus pseudonarcissus &
Galanthus nivalis)

February & March

 Gone over
 

  10

Rock Garden

Snowdrops (wide selection of Galanthus species)

January & February

 Gone over
  11

Davies Alpine House

Continuously changing display of alpine flowers taken from Kew's collections

January to May

 Range of flowers in bloom, including rare fritillaries

  12

Riverside Walk

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Late March & April

 Gone over

  13

Riverside Walk

Camas lily (Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii)

Late March & April

 In flower

  14

Conservation Area

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

April - May

 In flower

  15

Conservation Area

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)

February

 Gone over

 

  

                               

Blossoms at Kew...

General location Type Timing
Status

 Cherry Walk - between Temperate House and King William's Temple

 Pink cherry blossom - Prunus "Asano"

 April

Going over

 Cherry Walk - between Palm House and King William's Temple

 Assorted Japanese cherries - Prunus species and cultivars

 April

 Going over

 Between Temperate House and Pagoda

 Wide assortment of Prunus, Pyrus, Malus and Crataegus species and cultivars

 March-April

 Going

 Near Princess Walk

 Wide assortment of Magnolia species and cultivars

 March-April

 Gone over

 Azalea Garden and Rhododendron Dell

 Rich assortment of Azaleas and Rhododendrons

 April-May

 In flower

 

*please note that estimated flowering times are subject to seasonal variations and weather conditions.

 

Find out more about some of our spring plants

Anemone halleri
Haller’s anemone

Crocus sieberi
Sieber’s crocus

Forsythia suspensa
weeping forsythia

Fritillaria meleagris
snake’s head fritillary

Fritillaria thunbergii
Thunberg fritillary

Galanthus nivalis
common snowdrop

Galanthus woronowii
Woronow's snowdrop

Iris japonica
fringed iris

Leucojum vernum
spring snowflake

Narcissus cantabricus
white hoop petticoat daffodil

Scilla verna
spring squill

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Chilean blue crocus

Trillium nivale
snow trillium





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