 | The most visible of the ornamental buildings is the pagoda - completed in 1762, and a lasting monument to the eighteenth-century taste for all things elaborate and Chinese. The ten-storey structure stands nearly 50 metres (165 feet) high, and survived German bombs during World War II |
| The world's largest surviving Victorian glass structure: the Temperate House, twice as big as the Palm House. Building started in 1860 but wasn't completed until 1899 because the original budget of £10 000 was wildy exceeded, forcing delays.- |  |
 | The Princess of Wales conservatory (Augusta not Diana!) houses, amongst other things, cacti and agave from around the world. |
| The Waterlily House's Victoria cruziana grows rapidly over the summer months, producing a new leaf every two to three days. The flowers open at night in order to attract a species of pollinating night flying beetle and are the size of a dinner plate (The flower not the beetle!). |
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 | Protea cynaroides - Named after Proteus, the Greek Sea-God, in allusion to the diversity of the species, these are cool greenhouse shrubs best grown in large pots and moved outdoors in summer. If given perfect drainage, they will even survive slight frost. |
| Herbaceous borders and summer colour in front of the Orangery. |
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