COCKLESHELL ORCHID or CLAMSHELL ORCHID Prosthechea cochleata. Su

Close-up of a cockleshell orchid or clamshell orchid (Prosthechea cochleata) growing in a hothouse in Wisley Gardens Surrey. The Cockleshell orchid is the National flower of Belize. Known as the Black orchid by the local people.

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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Nigel Downer