Eden Project

This week’s Plant Record

(For a bit of fun, every Friday our Plant Records Manager, Chris Bisson, the guy who maintains all the recorded information on our plant collections, will do a regular blog slot where he recommends his favourite “plant records” – that is, songs that are in some way linked to a plant. (Do you see what we did there?) )

‘Blue Orchid’ – White Stripes (2005)

Soon we will see the arrival of the orchids! Dactylorhiza praetermissa, the Southern Marsh-orchid will be appearing in our Wild Cornwall Exhibit. This orchid is not uncommon in the South West in the early summer months, look in hedgerows, dune slacks and wet fields, they’ve even been spotted on golf courses. With spikes of beautiful deep pink flowers these really do kick the summer off in style!

In the UK we often think of Orchids as being rare, but on a global scale they are actually one of the biggest plant families containing around 22,000 species!

Blue Orchid is the first track by the White Stripes from their album ‘Get Behind Me Satan’ and according to Jack White is the song that saved the album.

The Southern Marsh-orchid is one of many beautiful flowering natives, what’s flowering around you at the moment?

Chris Bisson – Plant Records Manager – Eden Project

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