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Plant profiles

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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Nodding, white flowers of the common snowdrop

Common snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

Species

Yellow flowers on an erect stem

Cowslip

Primula veris

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Pinkish flowers of douglas clover

Douglas clover

Trifolium douglasii

Species

Looking up at an ash tree

European ash

Fraxinus excelsior

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

Garden sage

Salvia officinalis

Species

Giant redwoods in Kew's Redwood Grove

Giant redwood

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Species

Close-up of giant waterlily (Victoria Amazonica) in pond

Giant waterlily

Victoria amazonica

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

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

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Bright blue flowers of grand mesa beardtongue

Grand mesa beardtongue

Penstemon mensarum

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White blossom of Japanese cherry

Japanese cherry

Prunus serrulata

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Fan-shaped, yellow leaves of maidenhair tree

Maidenhair tree

Ginkgo biloba

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violet, two-lipped flowers

Meadow clary

Salvia pratensis

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Delicate, white flower of a tea plant

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