Cattleya maxima Cattleya maxima Cattleya maxima is a species of orchid in subfamily Epidendroideae found from Venezuela to Peru. Epiphytic herb with club-shaped pseudobulbs, up to 39 cm. or taller with one leaf at the top (total height of pseudobulb and leaf about 61 cm). Leaf oblong or broadly oblong, rounded at apex, light green, up to 35 cm. long and up to 6 cm. wide, thick and fleshy. Inflorescence stem up to 30 cm long, with 3-6 (upland variety) or 12-15 (lowland variety) flowers. Flowers 12–15 cm wide, with lilac or pale rose sepals and petals, except the lip or labellum,
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