Flor de Mayo or "Christmas orchid"
Cattleya trianae
The story
In 1936, Colombia faced a unique challenge: to select a national flower for an international exhibition. The task fell to botanist Emilio Robledo, who chose Cattleya trianae, known as the Christmas orchid. This decision not only highlighted the flower's beauty but also its significance in Colombian culture, symbolizing pride and national identity. Since then, the Christmas orchid has blossomed in the hearts of Colombians, representing their rich natural heritage.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Orchidaceae
About
Cattleya trianae, also known as Flor de Mayo or "Christmas orchid", is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the national flower in November 1936. That year, the National Academy of History of Argentina asked the Latin American countries to participate in an exhibition with the representative flowers of each country. The Colombian government gave the botanist Emilio Robledo the task to designate the most representative flowering plant of the country.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cattleya trianae
- Slug
- cattleya-trianae
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Species
- trianae
- Wikidata QID
- Q369006
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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