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Delve into our collection of plant profiles and feed your fascination with a wealth of plant uses, fun facts, and Kew's valuable work.

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Cultivar

Cavendish bananas

Cavendish banana

Musa acuminata

Species

Purplish-blue flowers and oblong, green leaves of garden sage

Garden sage

Salvia officinalis

Species

Thick, branched ginger rhizome (underground stem) with a brown outer layer and yellow centre

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Species

Showy, pale purple and white flowers

Purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

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Rosemary, Ellen McHale/RBG Kew

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

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Rosa 'Port Sunlight' in the Rose Garden

Roses

Rosa

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Narrow, oval-shaped leaves that have pointed tips and toothed edges

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Delicate, white flower of a tea plant

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