Two-year old clamshell orchids are grown under laboratory conditions, then relocated to swamps


Two-year old clamshell orchids are grown under laboratory conditions, then relocated to swamps, attached to tress with plastic mesh, to restore this rare orchid to the wilds of south Florida.


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