| Event Name: | Plants in Peril exhibition |
| Description: | This exhibition in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art presents illustrations of endangered plants from over thirty countries around the world.
This exhibition presents paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection of endangered plants from over thirty countries around the world, with particular emphasis on South African plants. For its size, South Africa has the greatest diversity of flora in the world and nearly 40% of its indigenous species are threatened, primarily due to loss of habitat. The exhibition also features many familiar horticultural plants from around the world which are extinct or rare in the wild. Examples include Pauline Dean’s 'Jade Vine' from the Philippines and Manabu Saito’s 'Ginkgo biloba' from China. As well as showing the beauty of some of the world’s most threatened plants, the exhibition will also inform visitors about the laws and conservation initiatives in place to protect plants.
The Smallest Kingdom
Also on display will be some original paintings by Liz Fraser which were used for our new Kew publication The Smallest Kingdom written by Mike Fraser (published in
June 2011).
The book also explores the plants that this region has given to gardens all over the world for the last four centuries. Over Kew's 250 year history, plants from South Africa’s Cape, and their collectors, have contributed greatly to the establishment of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as the pre-eminent centre for botanical research. The book is illustrated throughout with full colour botanical paintings, and will appeal to conservationists, gardeners, botanists, historians, botanical artists, naturalists, and visitors to the Cape |
| Type of Event: | Nature Events |
| Event Agenda: | Mon 26 December 2011 - Sun 18 March 2012 |
| Event Location: | Kew Gardens |
| Event City: | Surrey |
| Type of Venue: | Park - Garden - Open Space |
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| Directions: | By train
Train services (South West Trains) from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction, stop at Kew Bridge station. From Kew Bridge station it is a 10-minute walk to Kew Gardens (Main Gate entrance). |
| Event Start Date | 26-Dec-11 |