In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Malagasy people have been using Madagascar’s unique native plants for food, medicine and handcrafts for thousands of years.

Flamboyant flora has taken over Kew Gardens for its annual orchid display. Described as "a breath-taking cornucopia", the ...

Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew have selected ten of the ... There are still many undiscovered species in the world. On average, 2,500 new plant species and the same number ...

Professor Kathy Willis The 25-part series begins by delving into Kew’s archive and its world-class collections – including the herbarium of over seven million preserved plant specimens – to ...

a plant taxonomist at the U.K.’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. “Plants are the infrastructure of ecosystems,” she says, and they’re “interdependent with other organisms—and with one ...

Kew Gardens has just reopened its Temperate House after a five-year restoration. The project cost £41m and 500 plants were taken from the original building. Kew Gardens has five conservatories in ...

So entering this horticultural world could be seen ... the greenery and facades of Kew", while others "appear to float in a dully shimmering communion between plant and sky".

The plant is classified as endangered in the ... but is represented in several living collections around the world, including Kew Gardens. Other features of the display include an "orchid-aviary ...