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Saturday 26 January 2013

Vanilla orchid in St. Lucia, Millet bird sanctuary

Vanilla pods come from a climbing orchid like the one above.
This one has not yet produced vanilla pods.  Fertilisation of the flowers needs a particular insect and it is possible that the spraying of surrounding banana plants has wiped out the necessary insects.
That is a good argument for buying organic, fairtrade St. Lucian bananas.

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