20/05/2026
Beautiful Nymphaea 'Splendida' from Bennets Water Gardens on The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. You can find it in the All About Plants Section.
The garden is inspired by the idea of “The Missing Collector”, a mysterious plant enthusiast who has left behind an extraordinary plant collection. The garden
highlights the vital work of Plant Heritage in protecting cultivated plants for the future and aims to inspire the next generation of National Plant Collection Holders.
It feature interesting and unusual cultivars to highlight the work of Plant Heritage and National Collection holders. The planting palette consists of jewel-coloured plants set against lush and structural green foliage.
The garden poses the question: “Could you be the Missing Collector?” An unoccupied ‘grown’ chair invites visitors to imagine themselves in the role of collector and guardian. It features plants currently not protected by a National Collection and therefore at risk – which currently includes Aquilegia, Verbascum, Lysimachia, Carex, and Deschampsia.
📍 Bennets Water Gardens, near Weymouth, hold the national collection of water Lillies and you can go and see the them at Putton Lane, Chickerell DT3 4AF
