After two years of effort, Taiwan has successfully grown the Formosan chrysanth, a critically endangered plant native to Taiwan, at a school in Taichung. It's the first time the flower has been found growing outside its natural habitat high up in the mountains.
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00:00There's new hope for a critically endangered type of chrysanthemum after the Garfman managed
00:05to successfully cultivate the flower found only in Taiwan.
00:10The Central Forestry Agency worked with experts for two years to grow the Formosa chrysanthemum
00:16and teamed up with an elementary school in central Taiwan to plant the flowers on campus.
00:21For the first time, the chrysanthemums are now growing outside their native habitat high
00:27up in the mountains while also helping local school students learn about the natural world.