Ruellia portellae

With Polaroid transfer

Ramosmania rodriguesii

Hibiscus

Carludovica drudei

Fungus

Waterlily House

Ethereal White Persian Pond

Loofa

Kew's 'Stowaway Blues'

Ethereal White Persian Pond

Salvia 'Phyllis Fancy'

Agias Evolution Garden

Chinese Juniper Bonsai

Melianthus major

Red hot poker in the new Kew Agius evolution garden

Nerine bowdenii

Nerine filifolia on the rock garden

Nananthus vittatus in the Alpine House

Grasses

Stone pine

Wollemi pines - Wollemia nobilis were thought to be extinct for two million years.  In 1994 a group of researchers were exploring the canyons of Wollemi in the Australian Blue Mountains, discovered a small group of them growing.   These trees were the last remaining plants of a species that once formed vast forests in Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica at the time of the dinosaurs.  

Oak's autumn colours

Which works better?

Possibly Betula papyrifera paper birch

Cones of the Mexican White Pine pinus ayacahuite

Lacebark Pine

Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also as the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct.   It is found in fossils dating back 270 million years.   Native to China, the tree is widely cultivated now  and was cultivated early in human history.

Charming squirrel

He was very tame

Splatty colchicums

The Temperate House with geese

Looking good

Autumn colours

Autumn crocus

Had to wait sometime for a Stratford train, but the connection at West Hampstead was good.   Tiring but excellent day.