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general needs a sense for beauty and patience.
For all relevant information
on Thai orchid (which orchids are available,
the environment, the handling, how and where to buy and
export them etc. just visit the Phuket Orchid Farm at Chalong, pass the
circle towards Rawai, after the school you will see a sign
post...Phuket Orchid farm.., turn right.
You will find
almost everything you want to see and you
can also ask questions, its a real marvelous
Thai orchid garden, you probably have never
seen anywhere kike this before.
There is a entrance fee (Thai
and farang same fee !!) of baht 200 including a information
leaflet and a boundle of beautiful Thai orchid flower, do
it, its worth it.
If you also want to picture this
Thai orchid beauties you should visit the place around
4.30 to 5.30 pm, at
that time the sun position is just right for the real photo shooting.
For immediate “consumption” on the island, many small Thai
orchid and other flower shops usually in the vicinity of
7-11 stores offer fresh Thai orchids with a very economic
pricing.
Small bundles with up to 10 blooms and some green
leaves around go for 10 baht. Keep in mind this are low
street prices, the orchid nursery usually
charge more. A bunch of Thai orchids with
about 20-25 stems go for baht 150.
All this shops usually
offer the same type of hybrids, so it needs to visit the
nursery for a more sophisticated bundle of Thai orchid ,
since all flowers offered in the shops around the island are
also from the nursery there is not need to think about
endangered species.
The hunting and smuggling out of the
endangered species is usually done in the north of Thailand.
All this beautiful blooms are really a feast for the eye and
an admired decoration in any home, or maybe just in the
hotel room during your stay on the island.
If you bought
some of this Thai orchid beauties just ask for a empty water
bottle in your hotel, cut off the top and you have a
suitable vase, or e.g. if you get them directly from the
nursery they fix a small plastic container at the bottom
which keep the Thai orchid happy and alive for a week.
The
Thai orchid flowers don’t need fresh water every day and last for about
10 days. Just buy a bundle and you will have some visually
happy days.
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