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Two years ago, the garden centre began offering tropical plants year round and the demand has boomed from there.
Plant groups and communities — not only for education, but seeking out and supplying these exotic species — saw an increase of activity, and importing plants from as far away as Ecuador and Indonesia gave collectors access to hard-to-find product.
A few individuals and small businesses across Canada with importer licences started offering these rare species and the frenzy grew.
This demand started having a detrimental impact almost immediately on the natural habitats and local economies where these plants were found so the practice of tissue culturing came into play.
“They have lots of suppliers, but when I bring them plants — let’s say every two weeks, I bring them 30 or 40 plants.
Local collectors began calling into the garden centre with their wish lists, something Greenland accepted until the demand became overwhelming.
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