Roy Vickery- Queer Plant-lore: Signs and Symbols

Roy Vickery, a professional botanist, has been collecting, and writing on, the folklore of plants for over 40 years. Early in 2022 he was asked if he could recommend someone to provide a talk on queer plant-lore.  After establishing what was meant by 'queer', he couldn't think an appropriate speaker, so he decided to tackle the subject himself.  Although this talk is still very much work in progress, he has gathered together a mass of information on this neglected subject.  He shares this in the hope that some participants will add to our knowledge of it.

This event is in collaboration with The Society for Folklife Studies

IMAGE:  LGBT Kew Staff Network participants, wearing pansy headdresses, at London Pride Parade, 29 July 2024

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