Read & watch

Explore our stories and videos to learn facts about plants and fungi, uncover hidden histories and discover botanical art.

A rainbow pride flag with the pink white and blue trans colours flying in front of green trees

Celebrate Pride Month this June

Queerness and nature have always been connected, whether through art, science or symbols.

Seasonal highlights

Learn more about which plants are looking their best as summer begins.

  • Roses

    There are over 300 accepted species and more than 30,000 varieties of rose.

  • Giant waterlily

    Victoria amazonica is one of the largest waterlilies, with leaves up to 3m wide.

  • Common sunflower

    Sunflowers can remove toxic elements from soils, like lead, uranium and other heavy metals.

Explore more plant profiles

Discover more stories