''Cattleya schroederae'' is a species of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
. ''C. schroederae'' is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of
Sir John Schroder, see
:de:John Henry Schröder. It is a Colombian unifoliate ''Cattleya'' species. Flowers are to across, strongly fragrant. ''C. shroederae'' blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy.
[The Showy Cattleya, Queen of the Orchids (Beginners` Handbook - XV) American Orchid Society Bulletin Vol.25, No.2 p.159 (1956]
/ref> As it blooms around Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...
in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as "Easter orchid Easter orchid is the common name of one of three fragrant orchids:
* ''Cattleya mossiae'', a native of Venezuela
* '' Cattleya schroederae'', a native of Colombia
* '' Earina autumnalis'', a native of New Zealand
New Zealand () is an isla ...
", a name it shares with ''Cattleya mossiae
''Cattleya mossiae'' (literally 'Moss' Cattleya'), commonly known as the Easter orchid, is a species of labiate ''Cattleya'' orchid. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as ''Cattleya wagneri''. The diploid chromosome
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