Plant Day 18 May
Plants are fascinating

From one little seed, planted into soil, many green lives can arise – from small herbs up to big trees, or from ornamental flowers to substantial crops which all animals and mankind need to survive on this planet. Plant biologists estimate the total number of plant species roughly to be about 250,000. On the back of this coordinated activity we hope to plant again many virtual and constantly germinating seeds in the collective mind of the European and World Public that plant science is of critical significance to the social and environmental landscape now and in future.

NEWS

6th International Fascination of Plants Day 2022 – Success Stories published today – Enjoy the best from over 800 interactive events in over 54 countries

Mar 01, 2023 -

Today we are delighted to publish our Fascination of Plants Day 2022 Success Stories which provide an insight into the wide range of inspiring events about plants held across the world last year. The sixth biennial international Fascination of Plants Day was a huge global success with over 800 interactive events across 54 countries engaging […]

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SusCrop ERA-Net video contest on sustainable crop production – deadline extended till 26 May 2023!

Oct 19, 2022 -

National funders in the European Research Area Network on Sustainable Crop Production (SusCrop ERA-net) opened the video contest on ‘What sustainable crop production means to you?’ on the occasion of the Fascination of Plants Day (FoPD) 2022.  The contest is open to EVERYBODY across the world under the following four categories: School children & students […]

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Fascination of Plants Day 2022 Success Stories – Celebrating plants of the future with Norfolk!

Sep 28, 2022 -

Photo credit: Stephen Bornemann Our partner from England, Norwich Research Park (Norwich), has welcomed several hundreds of members of the public at their open day entitled “Plants of the Future” on Saturday, 21 May 2022. During the event, “visitors could get involved with hands-on stalls and exhibits, a plant disease trail around the Park, biodiversity […]

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Fascination of Plants Day 2022 Success Stories – Plant Day 2022 in Serbia!

Sep 25, 2022 -

In Serbia, twenty events were organized from March to June for Fascination of Plants Day. What is so magical in the world of Nepeta: the scent or looks of flowers? What do plants give us – the benefit of plant in vitro culture? Who can find a flower beautiful and why? A set of events […]

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SLU together with the Linnaean center for Plant biology in Uppsala offered various activities about plants for both kids and adults under FoPD 2022

Aug 01, 2022 -

In Uppsala, Fascination of Plants Day 2022 was celebrated in conjunction with the birthday of Linnaeus in the beautiful Linnaeus garden in the city centre. About 6000 visitors took part in an extensive program ranging from dance exhibitions with clothes from the 18th century to tours around the garden with a guide acting as Linnaeus. […]

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Thanks to Ukraine for joining FoPD 2022 despite dramatic circumstances!!

Jul 28, 2022 -

🙏A huge THANK YOU to Ukraine for joining Fascination of Plants Day 2022👏 Despite dramatic circumstances, the State Dendrological Park «Olexandria», NAS of Ukraine in Bila Tserkva, Municipal Establishment “Kharkiv Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy” of the Kharkiv Regional Council, Institute of Hydrobiology, NAS of Ukraine and Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, NAS of Ukraine in Kyiv […]

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