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#Dendrobium

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It's been about three years since I saved this #dendrobium #orchid from the trash bin. Back then she had three leaves left (which she proceeded to drop) and was teeming with mealybugs. And now look at her giving me the biggest flower spike she ever had :blobcatheart:

(Third picture is the two original canes she had when I found her)

🌸 In the misty cool mountains of in central , there is a flower that is said to be a gateway to the gods

The , or , grows in clumps of between 10 and 20 on glossy green canes. A yellow flower with a velvety orange-fringed centre, it is beautiful but odourless

To the indigenous Tsou tribe, it is known simply as the

The tribe is now convinced that is to blame for its now scarcity

bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-6734

BBC NewsTaiwan: The 'God Flower' vanishing because of climate changeThe Dendrobium orchid is sacred to Taiwan's Tsou tribe, but it is getting harder and harder to find.