Layers and layers of spring colour in the Gardens


Spring bulbs and blossoms at Kew Gardens

See Kew Gardens blossom in the largest display of spring colour in the country. With over five million bulbs to see, use this map to discover what's in flower during your visit, and find out more about the plants that are brightening up the Gardens.

Bulb Map

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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

Going 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

Hyacinthus in bloom

  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 tulips

  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

 Fully in flower

  14

Conservation Area

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

April - May

Fully in flower

  15

Conservation Area

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)

February

Gone over

 

  

                               

Blossoms at Kew...

General locationTypeTiming
Status

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

 Pink cherry blossom - Prunus "Asano"

 April

 Flowering

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

 Assorted Japanese cherries - Prunus species and cultivars

 April

 Flowering

 Between Temperate House and Pagoda

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

 March-April

 Flowering

 

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

 

Find out more about some of our spring plants

Crocus sieberi
Sieber’s crocus

Fritillaria meleagris
snake’s head fritillary

Galanthus nivalis
common snowdrop

Narcissus cantabricus
white hoop petticoat daffodil





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