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July 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
By
James Titcomb
12:11 EST, 4 July 2012
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12:17 EST, 4 July 2012
It may not look impressive to the average person, but this is one of the rarest plants in Britain, and until today, had not been seen for 70 years.
Despite its underwhelming appearance, horticulturalists marvelled at today’s blossoming of the unique Red Helleborine flower.
The orchid was discovered in the 1940s but nearly became extinct in recent years. 30 of the flowers bloomed today at a secret woodland location where experts ‘intensively’ manage the plants by cutting down trees and improving the surrounding soil.
Marvel: The rare Red Helleborine flower blossomed for the first time in 70 years at a secret woodland location
it has such difficulty blooming because the bees that pollinate it are not native to the UK.
National Trust ranger Tim Jenkins admitted he was baffled by how the flower manage to bloom.
‘We don’t fully understand how the plant reproduces here as the bee that usually pollinates it in Europe is not found in the UK,’ he said.
‘We have tried manually pollinating the orchid and even taking cuttings but we’ve not yet had any luck with it.
‘Each year I get a real buzz when I come here to see how many plants have come up and I look forward to how many flowers we’re going to get.’
Joy: Despite the underwhelming appearance, ranger Tim Jenkins was delighted at the flower’s blossoming
The plant – Latin name Cephalanthera Rubra – was first discovered in extremely small numbers at a secret Gloucestershire woodland in the 1940s.
It was threatened with extinction when numbers dropped to just three of the plants despite the best efforts of experts who kept new generations alive in the hope that one would bloom.
Rangers will only be able to admire the sight for a short time as the flowers typically open for just 10 days before they fade and fall off.
30 of the rare orchids flowered today, but despite the wait, they look less than impressive to the average person
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More interesting than Higgs-bosun.
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It’s actually not very pretty when considering the hundreds of different hybrids that are absolutely stunning.
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Total waste of money and man-hours! It isn’t even native to the UK. Natural selection has decided that the flower doesn’t belong in the UK, but then some fool comes along and says ‘we’ll look after it and maybe one day we’ll see it bloom’. Go to it’s natural habitat and stop wasting time and money. Join a charity, help your fellow humans, don’t worry about a lost flower.
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They ‘intensively’ manage’ by cutting down what is actually useful and nuturing what most of us would pull up as weeds. And for this they are incredibly well ‘funded’. I really am in the wrong job.- Trudi, Worcs, 05/7/2012 03:55…… Yes, sometimes trees must be cut down, sadly most people do not understand habitat management and bio-diversity and think trees are the be all and end all of conservation. I prefer to see woodland glades or limestone grasslands full of ‘weeds’ thanks to ‘incredibly well funded!!!!’ organisations.
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Better not let the council know where it is otherwise they will cut it back, like they do everything else.
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They ‘intensively’ manage’ by cutting down what is actually useful and nuturing what most of us would pull up as weeds. And for this they are incredibly well ‘funded’. I really am in the wrong job.
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