Christmas Orchid
This christmas orchid has showy blossoms with large ruffled petals.
Christmas orchid. It originated in queensland but now grows more widely in the right conditions from southern nsw to northern queensland. The christmas orchid calanthe triplicata is a native terrestrial orchid that grows in rich soil in rainforest areas and near creeks. Christmas orchid is a name for various orchids flowering around the time of christmas or otherwise popular as a christmas decoration. The three best known species of orchids that blossom during christmas include percivels cattleya winika and the star of bethlehem orchid.
Enjoy the beauty of christmas every day. Percivels cattleya cattleya percivaliana is an orchid species that is native to venezuela. Angraecum sesquipedale star of bethlehem orchid cattleya percivaliana percivals cattleya winika cunninghamii winika cattleya trianae may flower. Western australia has the christmas spider orchid caladenia serotina and the christmas leek orchid prasophyllum brownie whilst in the rainforest of the eastern seaboard is the christmas orchid calanthe triplicata.
Elsewhere in south america the usual orquidea de navidad is angraecum sesquipedale actually native to madagascar but widely grown for its large white star shaped flowers. Venezuela has its own christmas orchid that blooms for the holidays. Christmas orchid will help you find something for everyone on your list. One type of christmas orchid helped charles darwin develop co evolutionary theory.