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Mar. 18, 2011
Deception, Sex, Aeration: The Secret Life Of Orchids
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| Orchids are hearty and easy to grow, according to Robert Fuchs, master orchid grower and president of R.F. Orchids in Homestead, Fla. Fuchs, reporting from the Barbados Orchid Society Show, shares orchid growing tips. Plus, botanist Timo van der Niet describes a species of orchid that has managed to replicate the odor of rotting roadkill to attract preferred pollinators. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Robert Fuchs
President
R.F. Orchids, Inc
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Timo van der Niet
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa -
Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
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