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Cuban Flowers

National Flower of Cuba

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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