Cattleya purpurata spike. The flowers are long-lasting and fragrant. "Cattleya × elegans" is a hybrid orchid with a formula hybridae "Cattleya purpurata" (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg (2008) × "Cattleya tigrina" A.Rich. (1848). It is found in South and South-East Brazil. Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata, known in the past as Laelia purpurata and Sophronitis purpurata, is native to Brazil where it is very popular among orchid growers. It is an epiphyte that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas, in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The orchid favors bright
The Torment of a Flower The Torment of a Flower The Torment of a Flower (), also known as Rainy Night Flower, is a Taiwanese Hokkien song composed by Teng Yu-hsien (; 1906 - 1944) and written by Chou Tien-wang (). A Taiwanese writer Liau Han-sin (廖漢臣) wrote the lyrics of a children's song ""Spring"" (春天) and gave it to Teng Yu-hsien to ask him to compose for it, it's the earliest version of "The Torment of a Flower." Although Teng is a Hakkan, he usually composed with Taiwanese Hokkien but not Hakkan. It is worth noting that some scholars have questioned this story about