Chester Zoo’s Rare Dracula Orchids Gain National Plant Collection Status

Chester Zoo’s rare Dracula orchids gain National Plant Collection status

Chester Zoo’s rare Dracula orchid collection gains National Plant Collection status, highlighting conservation of 75+ endangered species threatened in the wild.

Chester Zoo’s rare Dracula orchids gain national conservation status

Chester Zoo's Dracula orchids have been recognised as a nationally important conservation collection by Plant Heritage.The zoo cares for more than half of the 147 scientifically recognised species of Dracula orchid, which come from the cloud forests of the Andes in Latin America."We look after more than 75 of the 147 scientifically recognised species of Dracula orchids, and every one of the plants we look after is threatened by illegal extractio…

Zoo’s Dracula orchids recognised as a nationally important conservation collection

Chester Zoo’s collection of rare Dracula orchids has been recognised by Plant Heritage, highlighting the importance of protecting a group of plants threatened in the wild. This is the sixth time the Cheshire-based conservation zoo has been named the official holder of a National Plant Collection®, a registered and documented collection of cultivated plants, in […]