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Orchid

Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as theorchid family. Along with theAsteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera.

Cattleya

Seasonal plant

 

Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. ​They are widely known for their large, showy flowers, and were used extensively in hybridization for the cut-flower trade until the 1980s when pot plants became more popular. [4]

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