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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.
http://www.un.org/depts/UNPA/additio...endspe/ny3.htm |
This is an attempt to post a photo from my gallery of one of the palnts that I purchased from Mrs de Ospina in colombia in 1969. The two plants flower at different times and look different. Is this plant correctly labelled as Cattleya trianae? Anybody know?
