Object Details
- Description
- Guarianthe skinneri is a medium sized orchid which is well-known in the US for blooming in the spring around Easter.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- October to June; peak in February to May
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- In Guatemala this flower goes by the name flor de San Sebastian and is used to decorate churches on the saint's day. This orchid is also the national flower of Costa Rica.
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Euglossa viridissima), attracted by food deception
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2009-0387A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is up to 5.5" (14 cm) long and has 4-12 pink flowers which may not all open at the same time. Flowers are 3.5" (9 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Bifoliate
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Plant Size
- 15-26" x 8-15" (38-66 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Range
- S Mexico to C America
- Habitat
- Wet montane forests; 650-7545ft (200-2300m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Guaria Morada
- Skinner's Guarianthe
- Candelaria
- The Easter Orchid
- Flor de San Sebastian
- Skinner's Cattleya
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Guarianthe
- Species
- skinneri
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2009-0387A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7a4b64550-7260-41bd-be3a-ac7672581ec0
