RHH's photos with the keyword: preservation

This orchid species from Peru has been given its native name, rima-rima, which refers to its medicinal properties. It was photographed at the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton, which we visited recently, not so much to see the conservatory, but to see the work of the Orchid Species Preservation Foundation. They are a volunteer group which will soon be celebrating its 20th anniversary, and which is dedicated to preserving many orchid species in cultivation. They have a huge collection of donated orchids grown in three different areas dedicated to cool, intermediate and warm growing species. They use some of the facilities at Muttart, but pay their own way there. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/08/muttart-con...