Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena Is Saving Rare Flowers From ExtinctionCarlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world's smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the "plant messiah."
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