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Himalayan Garden
Himalayan Garden
Step into the Himalayan Garden and find yourself immersed in the landscapes of Asia.
Himalayan Garden
Calanthe tricarinata
This splendid species of terrestrial orchid is one of a number that have been planted in the Himalayan Garden over the past two decades.
Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’
This spectacular variety of bamboo is an improved form of the ‘Golden Fishpole bamboo’ from China. It produces the largest, fastest-growing culms of all the bamboos growing in the Himalayan Garden.
Daphne bholua ‘Jaqueline Postill’
This beautiful, high altitude daphne is known as the Nepalese Paper plant and is one of the earliest flowering shrubs in the Himalayan Garden.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Known as the Dawn Redwood or the Chinese Water Fir, this fast-growing, deciduous conifer is one of a kind in the plant world and has a remarkable history.
Primula florindae
This magnificent species of primula is sometimes known as the ‘Giant Himalayan cowslip’ and is the largest primula in the world.
Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Being taller and with slightly larger leaves, this variety of ‘Chinese dogwood’ is a geographical form of the Japanese species.
Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’
A popular garden name for blue-flowered varieties is the ‘Himalayan Blue Poppy’, although many are indigenous to China.
Pinus wallichiana
One of the most graceful of all conifers, the Himalayan Pine is a long-needled species native to the Himalaya, where it is also known as the Blue Pine.
Davidia involucrata
When viewed from a distance, this unusual tree gives the appearance of white handkerchiefs hanging down, hence being know as the ‘pocket handkerchief’.
Explore our Collections
Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.
Sino-Himalayan Plants
Harewood is renowned for its beautiful gardens and inspiring planting schemes. The Himalayan Garden contains many rare and unusual plants, many of which were introduced by intrepid plant explorers, and include Blue Poppies, Cobra Lilies, Primulas and Orchids.
British Furniture
Thomas Chippendale is Britain’s most famous eighteenth-century furniture maker. Located just a few miles away from his birthplace in Otley, Harewood House contains one of the largest collections of his furniture anywhere in the world, and is today renowned as his most magnificent commission.
Italian Old Masters
Harewood House is home to one of the greatest 20th-century collections of Italian Renaissance paintings in Britain.
British Portraiture
Harewood House is home to over 300 portraits. From Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough to Sir Alfred Munnings and…