Exploring the Beautiful Wild Flowers of Thailand

Her Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra, thecorners of the country, she has been a promote of
Princess Mother, has devotedly promoted thepreserving natural areas in the country.
preservation of wild flowers and native flora inHer Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra, the
Thailand over the years. In fact, she has had severalPrincess Mother's, devotion to conserving all things
flowers and other plants named after her or in hernatural in the country has run the gamut to
honor of the years, including the Afgekia mahidoie,encouraging the growth of wildflowers to major
which means "protection from dangers." This plantreforestation projects throughout the country,
grows naturally in the deciduous forests of the area,including the famous Doi Tung Development Project
and is also popular as an ornamental plant grown inin 1988. During her 80th birthday, twelve national
Thailand yards.parks in the country commemorated her birthday
"The Wild Flowers of Thailand" is a commemorationcelebration. Over the course of her life, she also
of Her Royal Highness; ninetieth birthday. Her Royalworked to development new cultivation strategies
Highness has long favored natural flora of Europe,and used experimental measures to improve the
and has shown an even greater fondness forgrowth of crops.
Thailand's native plants. Even in the most remote