Bompas & Parr presents the world’s first Bioluminescent Flower Parlour

London, 2024: Step inside the world’s first glow-in the-dark flower parlour, where art and science combine to make blooms respond to blacklight and fluoresce, revealing the natural veins of petals and leaves. The parlour promises to take the spectacle of floristry to the next level.

Visitors will also discover an installation of vibrant photographic artwork from Maggie West’s ‘Ultraviolet’ series. In this acclaimed series the artist uses ultraviolet light and fluorescent ink to illuminate the process in which plants absorb water. West photographed white flowers absorbing fluorescent ink under black lights, with her unique time lapse photography process revealing the hidden pathways that flowers use to sustain life.

It’s proven that visual exposure to flowers and plants can increase positive emotions, including relaxation, comfort and cheerfulness, while decreasing negative emotions, among them tension, depression and stress. Appropriately, the glow-in the-dark flower parlour will be launching 10 October – World Mental Health Day. Studies have shown that a three-minute observation and mediation of yellow or red flowers can have a strong positive, and immediate, impact on an individuals’ well-being.

From 10 October, the parlour will allow you to interact with these botanicals and to purchase them from the pick-up table stationed inside the shop. Head to Jubilee Place to boost not only your mood, but also your social media following with photos of your new glow-in-the-dark plants and flowers.

The Bioluminescent Flower Parlour will be open on select dates this October, offering visitors a rare opportunity to see and purchase glowing flowers unlike anything else in the world. Limited edition floral arrangements and bespoke bouquets will be available, with special orders accepted both in-store and online.

The Flower Parlour will be open from 10am to 2pm on the following dates :
• Thursday 10 & Friday 11 October
• Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 October
• Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23 October