orchids are not weak, orchids are STRONG!
Channel: Marina Kukso
Date: 2021-09-11

many people think that orchids are delicate plants that require very specific conditions to thrive, but in the wild, orchids grow in nutrient-poor conditions - in swamps, tropical soils, and on trees.


take a walk with me as i show you some of the orchids that grow in our area, in the puna district of the island of hawai'i. i talk about how they live & how they're actually tough survivors in the competitive ecosystem of the tropical forest.