Common names are usually completely and utterly meaningless.
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Originally Posted by Tindomul
Here is an iteresting link that I found about a special orchid. The christmas orchid. Now its special to me because I just remembered that Colombia's(the country in which I was born) national flower is this orchid.
The flower is Cattleya trianae, and is commonly known as the christmas orchid. Apparently it is only found in the Colombian Andes, and is currently endangered.  It was described in 1860 but I can't find by whom. Also it is known as La Flor de Mayo, or may flower in Colombia.
Now I am confused!  Why would they call a flower that flowers in May the Christmas flower? I purchased 2 plants of Cattleya trianae in 1969 from Mrs de Ospina in Colombia and they are both different and flower at different times. The one has just finished flowering (about a month ago) so it is autumn flowering which would correspond to a plant flowering in October in the northern hemisphere. Where can one find photos to illustrate the various forms of Cattleya trianae?
Keep well and kind regards
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