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'Super' ghost orchid at Audubon Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary at full bloom in 2021
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary's “super” ghost orchid has not only bloomed every year except last since it was discovered, it’s bloomed multiple times some years. And over the years, it bloomed during all 12 months.

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