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Man with head torch stands over a large flower

"We probably have the largest collection of this species now anywhere in the world,"
he said.

The spotted stems of green plants rises into the air with foliage on top

A large circular flower with a yellow stem protruding from it

"The insects come looking for somewhere to lay eggs because they think it is a bit of dead meat and the colour of the spaces are very dark, which mimics the colour of a dead animal,"
Mr Coulter said.

Man stands between two large plants in glass house

Plant with lots of red fruit on it

The yellow flesh of a seed cut in half

"My aim is to get that natural pollination from insects … nowhere else in the world has actually done that."

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