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Pitajaya - the Dragon Fruit

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The World in a Garden

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A Growing Passion

The Adventures of a Plant Explorer

Season 8 Episode 2

In this episode, we meet renowned plant explorer and succulent breeder Kelly Griffin. Griffin has searched for the rare and beautiful on nearly every continent, including our own. Wherever he explores, Griffin documents his finds and gathers just enough seeds or pollen (with permits of course) without threatening the survival of native populations.

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