Romania’s remarkable heritage of wildflowers
Fri 19 Sept
|The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks
Dr. John Akeroyd's talk will highlight species featured in Queen Marie’s botanical paintings, some of which also appear in the Transylvania Florilegium.
Time & Location
19 Sept 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks, Belgravia, London SW1W 8BG, UK
About the event
This year, the flagship programme of The Romanian Cultural Institute in London celebrates Queen Marie of Romania and her enduring legacy.
We mark 150 years since the birth of this iconic figure in Romanian history with a series of events organised around the exhibition "Marie of Romania, Artist Queen", hosted by The King Foundation's Garrison Chapel gallery from 18 September - 12 October. Among these is a talk by renowned botanist John Akeroyd.
FRIDAY 19 September, 7pm
Talk: “Romania’s remarkable heritage of wildflowers”
Dr. John Akeroyd will share insights into the remarkable wildflowers of Romania, many of which are rare or endangered. His talk will highlight species featured in Queen Marie’s botanical paintings, some of which also appear in the Transylvania Florilegium collection of exquisite botanical art commissioned by King Charles III.
"Romania possesses a rich heritage of more than 3700 species of wild plants. Long studied by Romanian scientists,…