Exhibition | John Hope Gateway
Free | Open daily 10am – 5.45pm
Trail | Glasshouses
Free with glasshouse ticket | Open daily 10am – 5.30pm
20 July to 20 October 2013
Scientists continue to explore and explain the diversity of palms.
This exhibition and trail showcase our current state of knowledge concerning the biodiversity and uses of this spectacular plant family.
If you are unable to visit our trail in person, you can still find out about 16 of the palms in our collection by looking at our Glasshouse Palm trail online – start here.
Find out more about palms in the blogs below:
- The Oldest Palm in Edinburgh – Sabal bermudana L. H. Bailey (The Sabal Palm) August 15, 2013
- Chusan Palm August 14, 2013
- Bangkoule palm August 14, 2013
- Bangalow palm August 14, 2013
- Canary Island date palm August 14, 2013
- Fishtail palm August 14, 2013
- Latanier palm August 14, 2013
- Slender lady palm August 14, 2013
- Rattan August 14, 2013
- Coco de Mer August 14, 2013
- Sabal (Bermuda) palm August 14, 2013
- Dwarf palmetto August 14, 2013
- Feather duster palm August 14, 2013
- European fan palm August 14, 2013
- Australian fan palm August 14, 2013
- Kentia palm August 14, 2013
- Stone gate palm August 14, 2013
- The World of Palms August 9, 2013
- The World of Palms – an exhibition, a trail and then some more… August 8, 2013
- Kinky Palms August 8, 2013
- Of Botanists and Brooms July 23, 2013
- It’s all about Palms July 17, 2013
