{"id":1150,"date":"2025-07-06T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/the-catalan-orchid-friends-association-acao-inaugurates-the-espai-pere-arche-at-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:54:54","slug":"the-catalan-orchid-friends-association-acao-inaugurates-the-espai-pere-arche-at-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/the-catalan-orchid-friends-association-acao-inaugurates-the-espai-pere-arche-at-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catalan Orchid Friends Association (ACAO) inaugurates the Espai Pere Arche at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

The facilities include nearly 900 species<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catalan Orchid Friends Association (ACAO<\/strong>) has inaugurated today the Espai Pere Arche<\/strong>, a new meeting and outreach space at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes, dedicated to the orchid family. The facilities bear the name of the association\u2019s former president, who passed away a year ago, in tribute to his work<\/strong> in the world of orchids.<\/p>\n

The event, with a deeply emotional<\/strong> tone, was attended by representatives of the Carl Faust Foundation, ACAO members, Pere Arche\u2019s family, and friends from the botanical world. The new space houses nearly 900 specimens<\/strong> of orchids arranged in original ornamental structures: a small waterfall, a fountain, a pond with fish, as well as trunks and branches from which the plants hang.<\/p>\n

A project with deep roots<\/h3>\n

ACAO was founded in December 1995, when a small group of orchid lovers<\/strong>, after several informal meetings and visits to gardens, greenhouses, and private collections, decided to form an association. Since then, it has become a reference in Catalonia for the promotion<\/strong>, study, and conservation of these plants.<\/p>\n

In 2023, ACAO and the Carl Faust Foundation signed an agreement<\/strong> under which the association would install its orchid collection at Marimurtra, adding it to the Botanical Garden\u2019s inventory. Incorporating Pere Arche\u2019s personal collection represents an exceptional enrichment<\/strong> for the association, of which he was a founding member and president between 2018 and 2024.<\/p>\n

His passion and knowledge were essential in ACAO\u2019s development. Pere Arche was a lover of orchids and a pioneer<\/strong> in this sector, recognized both nationally and internationally by growers, producers, and experts. He stood out especially for his deep knowledge of the Paphiopedilum<\/em> genus.<\/p>\n

Promotion and conservation<\/h3>\n

In addition to conserving and showcasing orchid species and hybrids \u2014a botanical family with more than 25,000 natural species<\/strong> and around 60,000 cultivated hybrids\u2014, ACAO promotes training courses, workshops, and outreach activities on substrates, cultivation techniques, taxonomy, and ecology. This new space will further facilitate the organization of technical<\/strong> sessions and meetings to deepen knowledge of these plants.<\/p>\n

The Carl Faust Foundation, created in 1951 by the founder of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, aims to continue his work. Among its goals is the protection<\/strong> and promotion of Mediterranean biology studies, especially in botany, seeking cooperation and international relations to foster research<\/strong> and scientific outreach.<\/p>\n

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The facilities include nearly 900 species The Catalan Orchid Friends Association (ACAO) has inaugurated today the Espai Pere Arche, a new meeting and outreach space at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes, dedicated to the orchid family. The facilities bear the name of the association\u2019s former president, who passed away a year ago, in tribute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}