Catasetum pileatum var. aurea

Catasetum pileatum var. aurea - a botanical species found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, in low-altitude forests, at approximately 100-200 meters, in tropical conditions with a long rainy season and a short dry period. It is a large epiphytic species that grows in intense heat conditions, with fusiform-ovoid pseudobulbs, grouped, with several nodes, covered by leaf sheaths. The leaves are distichously arranged, lanceolate, slightly erect, and folded. It usually blooms in spring and summer, having a basal inflorescence, erect to pendulous, about 30 cm long, with 4 to 10 strongly fragrant, large flowers that fully open and appear on mature pseudobulbs.

This species was designated as the national flower of Venezuela until 1921.

The flowers show some variations, in shades of yellow and green, depending on the flowering season and growing conditions.

Fragrant flowers: Yes

Flower size: 8-12 cm

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