Up to 900 rarest orchids have been stolen from a botanical garden, causing fear the endangered plants will not survive without expert care.
Up to 900 of Western Australia's rarest orchids have been stolen from Kings Park Botanic Garden.Kings Park director Sue McDougall says the flowers are unlikely to survive without proper careThe small tubers of Collie spider and Carbunup king spider orchids planted in the park's conservation garden were dug up in late January.
Kings Park director Sue McDougall said the plants were on display for visitors as part of a collaboration between the science and horticultural teams orchid research program."In their natural habitat, there are only a few hundred species available, so this is the work of a four-year research project," she said.
"It was really suspicious. The soil was all disturbed. They'd been dug up like somebody had got the shovel to them. It was really obvious." Ms McDougall urged the community to monitor online gardening groups and forums for anyone who might be attempting to sell the rare plants.
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