''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.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. ''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 9" (22.5 cm) 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,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...
in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as " Easter orchid", 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 number of ''C. ...
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