Kew: glasshouses and rock garden
A Victorian palm house heated to 18 ยฐC, a temperate house of five continents, sandstone crags with a waterfall and alpines of the worldโs mountains, a gravel Mediterranean garden and bluebell woodland.
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| Inspired by | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London) |
|---|---|
| Size | 84 ร 60 m |
| Latitude | 51.5ยฐ N |
| Climate | temperate |
| Plants | 857 plants of 107 species |
Gardens and biomes
- Tropical rainforest (Palm House)
- Warm temperate (Temperate House)
- Alpine rock garden
- Mediterranean
- Native woodland and meadow
Landmarks, buildings and water
- Palm House floor (leaf mould)
- Palm House: tropical Americas
- Palm House: Africa and Madagascar
- Palm House: Asia and the Pacific
- Palm House: Amazonia
- Palm House aisle
- Palm House transept
- Temperate House floor (bark)
- Temperate House: southern Africa
- Temperate House: Australia and New Zealand
- Temperate House: Americas and Atlantic islands
- Temperate House: Asia
- Temperate House aisle
- Temperate House cross aisle
- Broad Walk
- Rock garden walk
- Mediterranean walk
- Palm House Pond
- Wildflower meadow (long grass, cut in late summer)
- Natural Area woodland (leaf litter)
- Rock Garden scree
- Sandstone cliff
- Waterfall
- Alpine stream
- Alpine pool
- Sandstone outcrop: European Alps
- Sandstone outcrop: Pyrenees
- Sandstone outcrop: Himalaya and China
- Sandstone outcrop: North America
- Sandstone outcrop: New Zealand
- Sandstone outcrop: Mediterranean and Africa
- Sandstone crag
- Rock garden path
- Mediterranean Garden (gravel)
- Palm House
- Temperate House
Plants in this garden
- African oil palm Elaeis guineensis ยท 2
- Agapanthus Agapanthus praecox ยท 5
- Annatto (lipstick tree) Bixa orellana ยท 1
- Arabica coffee Coffea arabica ยท 3
- Areca palm (golden cane palm) Dypsis lutescens ยท 1
- Astilbe Astilbe x arendsii ยท 6
- Aubrieta Aubrieta deltoidea ยท 7
- Auricula Primula auricula ยท 11
- Banana Musa x paradisiaca ยท 2
- Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae ยท 3
- Bush lily (clivia) Clivia miniata ยท 5
- Cacao Theobroma cacao ยท 3
- Caladium (angel wings) Caladium bicolor ยท 14
- Camellia Camellia japonica ยท 3
- Canary Islands dragon tree Dracaena draco ยท 1
- Chilean bellflower (copihue) Lapageria rosea ยท 3
- Chilean wine palm Jubaea chilensis ยท 1
- Common bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta ยท 60
- Common hawthorn Crataegus monogyna ยท 1
- Common hazel Corylus avellana ยท 5
- Common houseleek Sempervivum tectorum ยท 14
- Common juniper Juniperus communis ยท 2
- Common knapweed Centaurea nigra ยท 30
- Common myrtle Myrtus communis ยท 2
- Common screw pine Pandanus utilis ยท 1
- Cornflower Centaurea cyanus ยท 18
- Cotton lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus ยท 8
- Cowslip Primula veris ยท 30
- Creeping thyme Thymus serpyllum ยท 13
- Croton Codiaeum variegatum ยท 4
- Dwarf mountain pine Pinus mugo ยท 2
- Eastern Cape giant cycad Encephalartos altensteinii ยท 1
- Edelweiss Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum ยท 9
- Encrusted saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata ยท 14
- English holly Ilex aquifolium ยท 3
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia ยท 10
- English oak Quercus robur ยท 2
- English yew Taxus baccata ยท 1
- European beech Fagus sylvatica ยท 1
- Fairy foxglove Erinus alpinus ยท 11
- Fairy's thimble Campanula cochleariifolia ยท 11
- Field poppy Papaver rhoeas ยท 22
- Field scabious Knautia arvensis ยท 30
- Flamingo flower Anthurium andraeanum ยท 14
- Foxglove Digitalis purpurea ยท 14
- French lavender Lavandula stoechas ยท 6
- Giant fern (king fern) Angiopteris evecta ยท 3
- Giant taro (elephant ear) Alocasia macrorrhizos ยท 5
- Giant white bird of paradise Strelitzia nicolai ยท 2
- Ginger Zingiber officinale ยท 8
- Globeflower Trollius europaeus ยท 12
- Grey-leaved cistus Cistus albidus ยท 7
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata ยท 6
- Hardy fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica ยท 3
- Heather (ling) Calluna vulgaris ยท 6
- Hebe Veronica speciosa ยท 3
- Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis betonicifolia ยท 8
- Holm oak Quercus ilex ยท 1
- Jerusalem sage Phlomis fruticosa ยท 5
- Jungle geranium (ixora) Ixora coccinea ยท 3
- Kฤkฤbeak Clianthus puniceus ยท 2
- Kangaroo paw Anigozanthos flavidus ยท 5
- King protea Protea cynaroides ยท 3
- Lacy tree philodendron Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum ยท 2
- Large mountain daisy Celmisia spectabilis ยท 6
- Male fern Dryopteris filix-mas ยท 16
- Mฤnuka (tea tree) Leptospermum scoparium ยท 2
- Mediterranean spurge Euphorbia characias ยท 6
- Moss campion Silene acaulis ยท 9
- Moss phlox (creeping phlox) Phlox subulata ยท 5
- Mountain avens Dryas octopetala ยท 7
- New Zealand flax Phormium tenax ยท 2
- Olive Olea europaea ยท 2
- Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare ยท 50
- Pandan Pandanus amaryllifolius ยท 1
- Papaya Carica papaya ยท 1
- Parรก rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis ยท 1
- Pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris ยท 11
- Peacock plant Goeppertia makoyana ยท 22
- Pincushion protea Leucospermum cordifolium ยท 3
- Pลhutukawa (NZ Christmas tree) Metrosideros excelsa ยท 1
- Primrose Primula vulgaris ยท 18
- Rhododendron Rhododendron ยท 1
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus ยท 4
- Rubber fig Ficus elastica ยท 1
- Siberian iris Iris sibirica ยท 10
- Silver birch Betula pendula ยท 2
- Silver tree fern (ponga) Alsophila dealbata ยท 1
- Siskiyou lewisia Lewisia cotyledon ยท 7
- Soft tree fern Dicksonia antarctica ยท 1
- Stemless gentian Gentiana acaulis ยท 14
- Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo ยท 2
- Sweet osmanthus Osmanthus fragrans ยท 1
- Swiss cheese plant Monstera deliciosa ยท 6
- Tea plant Camellia sinensis ยท 6
- Thrift (sea pink) Armeria maritima ยท 12
- Ti plant (cordyline) Cordyline fruticosa ยท 4
- Torch ginger Etlingera elatior ยท 2
- Traveller's tree Ravenala madagascariensis ยท 1
- Tree echium (giant viper's bugloss) Echium pininana ยท 4
- Waratah Telopea speciosissima ยท 2
- Wild garlic (ramsons) Allium ursinum ยท 24
- Winter daphne Daphne odora ยท 3
- Wollemi pine Wollemia nobilis ยท 1
- Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa ยท 40
- Wood's cycad Encephalartos woodii ยท 1
- Yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor ยท 50
A design inspired by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London), scaled to fit, built from Garden ME's reference plant data. It is not a survey or a map of the real garden.