On a clear, crisp day in late winter, there are few places more heavenly to meander than the scent garden at Hever Castle in Kent. It is easy to overlook, sequestered in a shady corner just outside ...

An international collaboration between Illinois College’s biology and chemistry departments and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ...

Almost worth building a conservatory for, the bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia) has architectural leaves and flamboyant ...

Tropical specimens won’t last long in Britain’s climate – but getting them out of a Victorian sanctuary is the first step in ...

According to Kew’s “State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023” report, three out of four undescribed plants are threatened ...

Kew Gardens have a released a list of hundreds of new plants and fungi that were named by their scientists this year - here are five of them.

Kew Gardens has revealed the strangest plant and fungi discoveries new to science in 2025 – but some are already nearly extinct.

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species named in 2025.

Telipogon cruentilabrum is one of four new rare and spectacular Telipogon species described in 2025 by Dr Carlos Martel, Research Fellow at Kew and his Peruvian and Ecuadorian colleagues, including ...

There are a number of reasons why a plant may be considered rare, says Paul Rees, Nursery Manager at Kew Gardens. It may be that a species is taking advantage of a specific habitat or ecological niche ...