New research from our Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) reveals that, for several key grassland species, the most resilient, climate ...

In addition to mentorship from their manager, Kew postdocs are also encouraged to build networks of collaborators, contribute ...

Other common names: 王莲 (Chinese, simplified), 大王蓮 亞馬遜王蓮 (Chinese, traditional), viktorie královská (Czech), amasoonase viktooria (Estonian ...

Find opening and closing times for the Gardens, attractions, cafés, restaurants, shops and car park. Opening and closing times are seasonal and vary throughout the year. We may occasionally need to ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

Letter and plans from Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive give a glimpse into the humble beginnings of one of botany's most revered institutions - Missouri Botanical Garden - and its founder Henry ...

Dig Deeper is an ongoing series that delves into the stories behind plants and fungi you know and love. Meet experts from Kew Gardens and Wakehurst, and dig a little deeper into foods, medicines and ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

We eat 5 billion of these yellow fruits every year in the UK. But the bananas we know and love may not be around for much longer. The bananas we see in the supermarket are a cultivar called the ...

In a new paper published today in Nature Plants, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the University of Greenwich, CIRAD (the French Agricultural Research Centre for International ...

On the roofs above our heads, on garden walls, and in cracks in the pavement; mosses are growing all around us. Often overlooked, these tiny plants have incredible properties. From hot deserts to damp ...