Nun's Cap Orchid in the Tropicals forum

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ShadyGreenThumb

Mar 25, 2019 9:37 PM CST

Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)

Old thread...did you all know about this? I just read this today. This is why it's called 'Nun's Cap Orchid' . Peek inside the lip of your flower and you see a little nun, with eyes and everything! .

Nun's Cap Orchid (Calanthe tankervilleae)
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Here, I took her out of her protective habitat for a closer look.

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ardesia

Mar 26, 2019 8:53 AM CST

Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)

Who knew??? Cool, thanks for posting this.

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dyzzypyxxy

May 2, 2019 11:49 AM CST

Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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That's very neat, and great photos, too Cheryl. I always thought the name came from the fact that the flower shape looks like the hat that Sally Field wore in the Flying Nun.

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plantladylin

May 2, 2019 12:08 PM CST

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Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

I'd never heard that either ... I too always heard that the common name was from the resemblance to a nun's religious headpiece.

My Nun's Cap Orchid (Calanthe tankervilleae) bloomed in March: