Dig Deeper is an ongoing series that delves into the stories behind plants and fungi you know and love. Meet experts from Kew ...

The Orchid Festival is included with entry but requires a timed ticket. Please visit the Orchids page for best time slot availability. If you can, adding a voluntary donation to top up your ticket is ...

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 ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

William Milliken, Head of Kew's Tropical America team, examines the importance of Kew's collection of over seven million herbarium specimens, and how this resource is being used to tackle the global ...

Exsiccatae are books or volumes, which contain an assortment of pressed plant specimens mounted to the pages, usually arranged in a theme. Kew’s collection dates back to the 18th century and is ...

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the uniqueness of island biodiversity and the threats it faces, yet so much of island diversity remains essentially unknown. On 22 May ...

Kew scientists named 190 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2025 List includes a ‘zombie’ fungus from Brazil, a ‘bloodstained’ orchid from Ecuador, a strange snowdrop from the ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their favourite species named as new to science in another big year for nature. In the past 12 months, our taxonomists and our collaborators around ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent ontogenetic study on one of the passion flowers, Passiflora lobata. He reveals insights about its peculiar flowers and ...

We publish reports that give our assessment of the current knowledge on the world's plants and fungi. Registration for the State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2026 Symposium is now open. Kew’s State ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...