Fascination of Plants Day at the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw

19 05 2026

On 18 May 2026, the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw once again celebrated the International Fascination of Plants Day, also known locally as “Dzień Badyla”. In 2026, the eighth edition of this international initiative is being held.

The International Fascination of Plants Day is a global initiative organised under the patronage of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO). Its aim is to popularise knowledge about plants and highlight their importance for human life, biodiversity conservation, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, food production and sustainable development.

As part of the event, thematic lectures were prepared and made available online. The opening lecture was delivered by Dr Danuta Solecka, University Professor, the organiser of “Dzień Badyla”, and was entitled “In vitro plant cultures — the use of plants and biodiversity conservation”.
Full lecture available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDLmMfN5AlM

Current information about the Fascination of Plants Day celebrations at the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, is available here:
https://tiny.pl/ckz833_7c

and on the Polish Fascination of Plants Day website:
https://www.plantday.com.pl/jednostka/index.html?id=warszawa5#program

More information about the initiative can also be found at:
https://plantday18may.org/

“Dzień Badyla” will continue until November. More lectures and workshops are planned, so we encourage you to stay up to date!