Prosthechea cochleata

Flower name
Prosthechea cochleata
Scientific name
Prosthechea cochleata
AliasEncyclia cochleata, クロラン, 黒蘭, Octopus Orchid, オクトパス・オーキッド
Place of originCaribbean countries
Place of floweringOverseas
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Prosthechea cochleata

Octopus Orchid, scientific name:Encyclia cochleata , is a perennial's plant of Prosthechea genus in the family Orchidaceae native to Caribbean coastal countries. It is the national flower of Belize. It is from summer to fall in origin warm and humid forests of trees species epiphyte. Egg-shaped bubble shaped similar to the floating cysts plays two large oval shaped leaves. And stretch the racemes from the stem tip out from between the two leaves 1-number of flowers that bloom. Beneath them are out like tentacles in their slender white petals, flowers is dark purple with a yellow muscle.

Common name: Octopus Orchid, scientific name: Encyclia cochleata, also known as: Black Orchid, Octopus Orchid, encyclia, origin: North America (Florida) to Central America (Belize)-African Caribbean coast of South America (Venezuela, Colombia) The plant height: 30 cm, leaf shape: lanceolate.