More Info →"Feeds on Banana Skins"

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 7 January, 1964. "Pastel green in colour this Stag's Horn (Platycerium Alcicorne), commonly found in Queensland, is among several growing in the Peter Black Conservatory at the Esplanade. Improved growth is achieved by placing a banana skin between the punga and plant."

Identification

Object type

Image

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

January 7, 1964

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_018281

Format

B&W negative