Eupomatia laurina from eastern Australia, also found in New Guinea. Exhibit the basal form of the first flowering plants with these intricate flowers. Pollinated by weevils this tropical… instagram.com/p/B1Cayzrgekxg…

Wonder of Japanese style gardens near Osaka 1.Keitakuen 2.Gokuraku-jodo 3.Man’yo Botanical Garden, Kasuga shrine 4/5.Isuien 6/7.Yoshikien instagram.com/p/B4WYJfdg39Pl…

The mothership is waiting... The Palm House glowing in an eerily silent KewGardens yesterday evening. Despite the shutdown, we're still taking the very best care of the nation's botanical crown jewels. #CoronaLockdown

Palm House tour with Solène Dequiret at Kew Gardens - nice work Solène! youtu.be/kg7BiloJij4

Genera Palmarum - the "bible" for devotees of the #palm family is now freely available online! Please spread the news! @KewScience International Palm Society CornellHerbarium doi.org/10.34885/92

Such a great atmosphere KewGardens today! Huge visitor excitement around the new giant water lily #Victoria boliviana described as new to science yesterday. All three species grown to perfection in one pool. It's unmissable! Carlos Magdalena @palmsmithy @KewScience

Hot off the press! We've reclassified the #palms of Madagascar! Well, most of them... #Dypsis now split in 3 based on #phylogenomic evidence. Brilliantly led by Wolf L. Eiserhardt - team including @SidonieBellot @kheyduk Rakotoarinivo Lars Emil Hansen #TAXON onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ta…

Lovely sunshine this morning for the annual KewGardens orchid festival, and as always, the displays are stunning and vibrant. Nice to see in-house florist Henck Roeling back on form again, too! #orchids #OrchidFestival Pics sets at Alamy Editorial and AVALON

London, UK In-house florist Henck Roling (in green) and supervisor Solene Dequiret put the final touches to the display for the Kew Orchid Festival: Cameroon at Kew Gardens Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The Orchid Festival 2023 at London’s famed Kew Gardens takes its inspiration from Cameroon’s wildlife with horticultural displays from handcrafted plants, including larger-than-life lions, hippos, and giraffes shorturl.at/psDHS

Also starting this weekend, Kew's Orchid Festival! This year's theme is Cameroon - take a look behind the scenes... sbee.link/86amjuvk3c

London, UK - In-house florist Henck Roling (in green) and supervisor Solene Dequiret put the final touches to the display for the Kew Orchid Festival: Cameroon at Kew Gardens

💐 The living sculpture forms part of a display for the Kew Orchid Festival telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/0…

Final preparations for the 27th annual Orchid Festival at the Princess of Wales Conservatory in Kew Gardens. The iconic Orchid festival returns Saturday 4 February – Sunday 5 March 2023. KewGardens

Solène Dequiret is a Botanical Horticulturist. She is passionate about creating engaging ... flolondon.co.uk/all-posts/in-c…

Kew orchid taxonomist recording live flowering Bulbophyllum collected in Thailand, here in the Kew Trop Nursery. This one smells of fish! @KewAfrica

🌿 Help Save Ravenea moorei this #GivingTuesday 🌴 The IPS and Kew are on a mission to preserve this endangered palm species, and we need YOUR support! 🤝 Be a part of the effort to ensure the survival of these palms! KewGardens @kewscience DONATE: bit.ly/40ToUpa

Where to see #palms... Nypa fruticans at the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, #UK. 📷: Jungle Rebel CC BY 2.0. #Where2CPalms

And a few shots from the always beautiful Orchid Festival photocall at KewGardens, also this morning. This year's theme is the beauty and biodiversity of Madagascar. And the fab Henk Röling wearing a Chameleon & Lemur 🙂🇲🇬. Pic sets also at Alamy Live News and Avalon Retna.