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Cuban Flowers
Cuban flowers, the National Flower of Cuba is La Mariposa , the Butterfly Flower (Hedychium
Coronarium), the flower is not original from Cuba but grows well thanks to the fertile soil and the
tropical climate.
The frail white flower has a distict smell and the plant can reach the height of one meter. In 1936
a commission of botanists declared the mariposa Cuba's National Flower or Flor Nacional de Cuba.
Cuban Orchids
Cuba has an abundance of orchids, more than 300 species are currently found in Cuba.
The
Pinar del Rio province alone has over hundred orchid species. A lot of this orchids
is found in the
Guanahacabiles National Park, Cuba's largest natural reserve, a
Biosphere Reserve listed by UNESCO.
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Cuban Orchids
Orchids in Cuba
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