“The Loves of the Plants” is a short film intended for an exhibition that explores the often hidden labour of women in the field of botany and horticulture. “The Loves of the Plants” blends documentation footage of a private herbarium performance and archival footage from an educational film about British Carnivorous Plants and the sound design of scientists exploring the sound of inside an unknown plant. The female contribution has accounted for more than 1% of new species names since 1900 and now stands at 11.97%. The difference in productivity between male and female authors has declined over time, and female authors are now 80% as productive as their male counterparts. In spite of botany’s traditional image as a feminine pursuit, women’s contribution was not significantly reflected in species authorship until the twentieth century, around the same time as in other branches of science.