Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Discover a world of science hiding behind our beautiful botanical collections filled with over 40,000 living plants
Christmas at Kew
WEBMember adult: Off peak £21.50 / Peak £26. Family and child tickets available. Book tickets. As one of the UK’s leading and most acclaimed illuminated trails, Christmas at Kew is an unmissable opportunity to herald the start of Christmas or welcome in the New Year. It’s a botanical world brimming with seasonal cheer as twinkling lights and ...
Rafflesia arnoldi - Kew
WEBPlant description. Rafflesia arnoldi lives inside Tetrastigma vines as a mass of fleshy strands which absorb water and nutrients from the host. It grows out of the host plant's bark as brown, cabbage-like buds called knops which bloom over several days. The flowers have five lobes, are reddish-brown with white spots, and grow up to 1m across.
Getting here - Kew
WEBKew Bridge station is 800m from Elizabeth Gate, via Kew Bridge. South West Trains run services from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. There is no level access at Kew Bridge. Richmond station has lift and level access. Take 65 bus (in the direction of Ealing Broadway) to Lion or Victoria Gate. Walking time from Richmond station is 15 ...
Visit Kew | Kew
WEBOur incredible living plant collections are among the largest and most diverse in the world. Plants at Kew Gardens. We have a few dos and don'ts in place to keep everyone happy. Please also check our planned closures before your visit to avoid disappointment. Look out for our reusable cup scheme at Victoria Plaza Café – through this pilot ...
What's in the Gardens - Kew
WEBA major new art exhibition inspired by nature and science. 4 May to 29 September 2024. Wellbeing | Family friendly | Evenings.
Ginkgo biloba: The tree that outlived the dinosaurs | Kew
WEBMay 5, 2020 · The Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species in the world. It's the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to before dinosaurs roamed the Earth – creatures that lived between 245 and 66 million years ago. It’s so ancient, the species is known as a ' living fossil '. Fossils of Ginkgo leaves have been ...
7 interesting things about moss - Kew
WEBMay 23, 2020 · Moss growing on rocks in the Rock Walk, Wakehurst. 1. They're ancient plants. Mosses are non-flowering plants which produce spores and have stems and leaves, but don't have true roots. Mosses, and their cousins liverworts and hornworts, are classified as Bryophyta (bryophytes) in the plant kingdom. They date back 450 million years, and …
Aloe vera - Aloe vera | Plants - Kew
WEBAloe vera, the ‘plant of immortality’ according to Ancient Egyptians, is said to have been used by Cleopatra as part of her beauty regime more than 2,000 years ago.. Today, the gel inside Aloe vera leaves is the magic ingredient behind many sunburn remedies, cosmetic products, and tonics that aid digestion.Aloe vera is one of the most used plants in the …
Where do watermelons originate from? - Kew
WEBJun 3, 2021 · Sweet and deadly. Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is part of Citrullus, a genus that contains six other wild species, most of which can't be eaten raw due to the bitter tasting compounds cucurbitacins, which can also kill you. Four species (C. amarus, C. ecirrhosus, C. naudinianus, and C. rehmii) are native in the Namib–Kalahari region in ...
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