Petal Power
In Defense of Borneo Orchids
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The community of orchid lovers in Banjarmasin is active in publicizing the orchids and in building an orchid protection center. They won a gold medal at the Orchid Exhibition in China in early 2011.
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Long, thin, green leaves dangle from the trunks of the sheltering trees along the length of Lambung Mangkurat road in Banjarmasin. Among several trees there are parts of stems to be seen that are yellow with five curled petals emerging from their green leaves. That is the orchid flower that is so renowned for its beauty, gently waving in the late afternoon's light breeze. "We have deliberately put a range of orchids on every tree along the length o
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