Cattleya orchid flower with white petals with a dash of lilac and a yellow throat
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Cattleya

Cattleya trianae is the national flower of Colombia. Orchids are relatively expensive in Colombia and surprisingly few native varieties are on sale in a county that leads the world in native orchid species. Photographed in Barranquilla and the department of Quindio.

A purple-pink Cattleya Orchid flower with yellow markings on the lip in sunlight
A purple Cattleya Orchid flower with yellow markings on the lip in sunlight
A white Cattleya Orchid flower with a yellow throat above two flower buds
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