Kew Gardens Waterlily House
Waterlily house this small square glasshouse was designed specifically to showcase the giant amazon waterlily victoria amazonica a natural wonder of the age.
Kew gardens waterlily house. At one end you can see the world s oldest pot plant a cyrad. Giant waterlily victoria amazonica delve deep in our waterlily house. The waterlily house is the hottest and most humid glasshouse in the gardens.
The royal botanic gardens kew was awarded unesco world heritage site status in july 2003 due to its work on history and development of garden landscapes and its role in science and plant research. Black white cut outs. Page 1 of 2.
The minimum desired temperature inside is 20 c and is maintained by hot water pipes that run underneath the floor. Surprise yourself with these little known historical kew facts. Kew gardens is a botanic garden in southwest london that houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world.
Our waterlily house was originally built to house which plant. Founded in 1840 from the exotic garden at kew park in middlesex england its living collections includes some of the 27 000 taxa curated by royal botanic gardens kew while the herbarium which is one of the largest in the world has over 8 5. It was completed in 1852 and is now a listed building brimming with aquatic plants and tropical fruit.
Step into the wonders of our waterlily house. May 22 at 2 00 am step into the wonders of our waterlily house. Royal botanic gardens kew richmond london uk waterlily house of 1852 housing the giant waterlily victoria amazonica and many other water plants.
Kew gardens june 18 while the waterlily house is still closed take a step behind the scenes with our expert horticulturist solène dequiret to see what s in bloom. Which monarch inherited the kew estate in 1772 and joined it with the royal estate in richmond. Measuring only 225 square metres the small glasshouse heats up especially quickly when the weather is warm and sunny.