Taipei – Three unique hybrid orchids developed by the Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station have won four prizes at an international orchid show in Taiwan for their exotic appearance and fragrance.
The three winning flowers, hybrids of the foxtail orchid and the moth orchid, brought out the best of each orchid using technology that Taiwan’s top competitor in the field, the Netherlands, does not have.
The moth orchid is treasured for its beauty and Taiwan’s most exported orchid, but Weng I-szu (翁一司), an assistant research fellow at the Kaohsiung research station, said it generally lacks fragrance.
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