But this one is extremely healthy. He now has five small cuttings from his original plant, and plans to send them to botanical gardens at Kew, Bristol and Edinburgh. That will give the species even more chance of survival. John is a well-respected specialist in this field and he has provided us with rare plants in the past. Mr Vanderplank's ambition is to propagate the plant so he can personally deliver the original bloom to Dr Molinari replant in its natural habitat.
Nobody here cares about plants or the environment.
There are a few people who are interested in preserving nature but most people want to just keep on building. John is a lucky man, I hope his luck brings us luck.