A new paper published today in the journal Phytotaxa unveils a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant waterlily (Victoria colombiana). With only three other known species in the genus, ...

Experience Henry Moore: Monumental Nature as a family, connect with nature and play at Kew Gardens. Let your child lead the way as they sketch the artworks, touch materials with different textures ...

You probably know about 17th-century Dutch tulipmania, but what about orchidelirium in Victorian Britain? Thousands of dried orchids in Kew's herbarium tell the story of a 19th-century obsession.

London’s most enchanting festive light trail returns to Kew Gardens. Join us for Christmas at Kew 2026, the iconic Christmas lights trail in London, where you'll be welcomed into a stunning botanical ...

To mark 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, we're celebrating some of the many species rescued, restored or secured through our global partnership Kew’s global seed banking network, the ...

Anniversary marked by launch of new podcast Unearthed: The need for seeds with Cate Blanchett Seed bank at Wakehurst holds world’s most diverse collection of wild plant seeds with solutions to address ...

Ash dieback is a disease caused by a fungus called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, an invasive species which has spread across Europe in the past 30 years. The fungus grows into the trees’ vascular systems ...

This year, Kew celebrates the incredible biodiversity of Peru in our annual orchid festival. Over 3000 species of orchids are found in Peru, but it doesn’t stop there. It’s also one of the world's ...

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 ...

As the biodiversity COP16 unfolds in Colombia, a hot discussion is taking place on the fair use of ‘digital sequence information’ – but what is it really? Easy access to DNA is one of the 21st century ...

Since Kew Gardens was first established nearly two hundred years ago, trees have been a key part of the landscape. Around 11,000 of them call the Gardens home, ranging from young saplings to Kew’s Old ...

We look at the complex story behind one of the most infamous plants, and the science leading us to better understand it For thousands of years, Indigenous communities of South America have used the ...