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Science and teabags hit the spot for orchid conservation

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You may have spotted teabags stapled to trees in the Wellington bush and wondered what that’s about.

Don’t be tempted to brew a cuppa with them – they’re part of a native orchid conservation project and the culmination of years of scientific research.

Scientists from Te Papa and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush have successfully pioneered a painstaking technique for the conservation of some of our most threatened orchid species, and the humble teabag is playing a key role alongside the high-tech equipment.

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