Rare Costa Rican orchids on display at Gardens by the Bay's Cloud Forest

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SINGAPORE - More than 30 species of orchids from Costa Rica - including three that have almost vanished in the wild - were donated to Gardens by the Bay on Tuesday .

The orchids will be put on display at the horticultural attraction's cooled conservatory, the Cloud Forest, for two weeks until July 11, as part of the Orchids of Costa Rica - Resilient Beauty floral display.

"But they are also resilient, and orchid populations can be recovered if we take proper measures like setting up protected areas and sustaining the ecosystem they thrive in." Speaking at an event on Tuesday to mark the donation of the orchids, Costa Rica Ambassador to Singapore Victor Hugo Rojas Gonzalez said:"Both Singapore and Costa Rica share the orchid as the national flower, perhaps because we find beauty and resilience in it.", also known as guaria morada, is the national flower of Costa Rica and is said to represent hope and good fortune.

"This is especially important when cloud forests worldwide are threatened by climate change," said Mr Felix Loh, chief executive of Gardens by the Bay.

 

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