About
Seventy botanical artists documenting the 5000 plant taxa at The Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK since 1995.
‘whereas the Florilegia of the 17th Century were created to portray the beauty and novelty of those plants brought back from the expanding colonies, the modern Florilegium may be seen as a conservation tool, instrumental in recording for posterity collections of plants within a chosen garden.’
Anne Marie Evans, Former Honorary President
Image by Artist Member Christine Battle “Papaver somniferum”
Our aims
To record the 5,000 plant taxa growing in The Chelsea Physic Garden.
To promote awareness of the artists and their method of portraying plants through shows and publications.
Support fellow Florilegia worldwide
Image by Vice Chair Gillian Barlow “Eryngium maritimum”
Chairs
1995-2001-Margaret King MBE JP (Founder)
1995- Gillian Barlow MA (Deputy Chair)
2001-2007 Andrew Brown BA PhD FLS
2007-2013 Judi Stone BSc PhD
2013-2020 Dugald Graham-Campbell
2020- Mary Ellen Taylor DipEGS FLS
Honorary Members
1995-2005 Michael Hickey
(1930-2005)
1995-2012 Kazunori Kurokawa
(1936-2012)
1995-2018 Margaret Stones
(1920-2018)
1995- Shirley Sherwood
2024-Francois S.Mey
Honorary President
Charlotte Brooks
Honorary Patrons
1995-James J. White, US Patron
(1941-2011)
1995-2001 William T. Stearn
(1911-2001)
2001- Phillip Cribb
Archive Artwork Donation Totals
Florilegium Member Growth
Where our UK members are based, plus overseas members in the US, Australia, Switzerland, UAE, Japan and Norway.
