Flower news
Shows and festivalsNow's The Time To Grab That Bag Of Winterizer - WJBO Lawn & Garden ShowDiscoveriesUW-River Falls professor discovers new orchid species in PalauIn bloomSeeds for spring blooms are available for freeFloristryThis Family-Owned Florida Florist Is Celebrating 50 Years—Here’s The Secret To Their Blooming SuccessGardensFalling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plantsGardensHow to create a vibrant cutting gardenIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama DesertIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama Desert in wake of 'super' El NiñoFloristryHoltschlag Florist and Frericks Gardens mergeGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of foodShows and festivalsNow's The Time To Grab That Bag Of Winterizer - WJBO Lawn & Garden ShowDiscoveriesUW-River Falls professor discovers new orchid species in PalauIn bloomSeeds for spring blooms are available for freeFloristryThis Family-Owned Florida Florist Is Celebrating 50 Years—Here’s The Secret To Their Blooming SuccessGardensFalling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plantsGardensHow to create a vibrant cutting gardenIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama DesertIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama Desert in wake of 'super' El NiñoFloristryHoltschlag Florist and Frericks Gardens mergeGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of food
Phool
Cattleya schroederae Rchb.f. (1887)

Cattleya schroederae

A fragrant Colombian orchid that blooms around Easter

Photo: Frederick Sander, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Cattleya schroederae is a unifoliate orchid species from Colombia. It produces large, strongly scented flowers up to 23 cm wide in spring, often near Easter, which has earned it the common name 'Easter orchid'.

Share on WhatsApp

  • Flowers can be 23 cm wide
  • Strongly fragrant blooms
  • Known as the Easter orchid
  • Native to Colombia
  • Blooms in spring from a pre-formed sheath

What does Cattleya schroederae look like?

This orchid bears a single leaf and sends up showy flowers that can reach 23 centimetres across. Its blooms carry a powerful fragrance and appear in spring. The plant belongs to the unifoliate group of Cattleya, meaning each pseudobulb supports just one leaf.

Where does Cattleya schroederae come from?

Cattleya schroederae grows wild in Colombia. It was named in honour of Baroness Schroeder, spouse of Sir John Schroder. The species is part of the diverse Cattleya genus native to Central and South America.

When and how Cattleya schroederae blooms

The plant forms a protective sheath before entering winter dormancy. In spring, a flower emerges from this sheath. It thrives in tropical conditions typical of its native Colombian habitat.

How Cattleya schroederae is used

Its large, sweet-smelling flowers make it a prized ornamental plant. It is grown in homes and greenhouses and sometimes given as a gift, especially in regions where it is known as the Easter orchid.

Kinds of Cattleya schroederae

It shares the nickname 'Easter orchid' with another species, Cattleya mossiae, due to their similar flowering time around Easter in the northern hemisphere.

What Cattleya schroederae means

The timing of its bloom links it to the Easter season in temperate regions, giving rise to its popular name. Beyond that, it is valued mainly for its beauty and scent in horticulture.

Questions people ask about Cattleya schroederae

Where does Cattleya schroederae come from?

It is native to Colombia, where it grows as a wild orchid species.

Why is it called the Easter orchid?

It typically blooms around Easter time in the northern hemisphere, a trait it shares with Cattleya mossiae.

How big are its flowers?

The flowers can reach up to 23 centimetres (about 9 inches) in diameter.

What kind of orchid is it?

It is a unifoliate Cattleya, meaning each pseudobulb carries only one leaf.

Good reading and sources

Where this page comes from

The facts on this page come from the Wikipedia article "Cattleya schroederae", written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, and from its Wikidata record (CC0). Phool rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.

It may contain mistakes. It is not medical or foraging advice: many flowers are poisonous, and traditional uses are reported, not recommended. If something is wrong, tell us. Last refreshed 2026-10-03.

Others in the family Orchidaceae

The whole family
OrchidOrchidaceae A vast family of colourful, often fragrant flowers found almost everywhere on earth Orchidaceae · Wildflower Vanilla Climbing orchids with pods used for the world’s most popular flavor 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Orchis A group of wild orchids with tuberous roots from Europe, North Africa and Asia 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower Pansy orchidMiltoniopsis An orchid with flowers that resemble garden pansies 🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 5 more · Orchid

More from Colombia

All the flowers of Colombia
Dracula A genus of orchids with strange, long-tailed flowers from Central and South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Masdevallia A large group of cool-growing orchids from the high Andes 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Wildflower Cockleshell orchidProsthechea cochleata An orchid with shell-like flowers and a hooded lip 🇭🇳 Honduras and 3 more · Wildflower Cattleya trianae The national orchid of Colombia with petals in the flag’s colours 🇨🇴 Colombia · Wildflower

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

The weekly bunch

Every Monday: what is in bloom, the flower festivals of the week, seven flowers you may not know and one tradition explained.