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| Original Paintings |
| Patricia Laspino |
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| Lady of the Night |
| Original Oil on Panel, 17" x 24" |
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American Orchid Society - Director of Education Note:
This work was inspired by Rhyncholaelia (syn. Brassavola) digbyana. The flowers of Rhyncholaelia digbyana have been
sensational since they were first flowered in 1846. The species was named in honor of Edward St. Vincent Digby, Esq.,
an orchid fancier from Minterne, Dorsetshire, England. Native of Central America, plants grow where it is bright, warm
and humid on scrubby trees, the roots often extending for over a meter on the bark. The whitish to apple green flowers
are produced from May to August and produce a powerful lemon scent at night which they use to attact the large Hawk
or Sphinx moth which pollinates them. The species is the National Flower of Honduras. The finely fimbriate lip of this
species gives rise to its Mayan name, sak’ukumlol the white-feather flower. While most orchids have no economic value
outside of the horticultural trade except Vanilla, they are used extensively in the preparation of folk medicine. The sap
from Rhyncholaelia digbyana has been used to stop hemorrhages in wounds.
This work was inspired by Rhyncholaelia (syn. Brassavola) digbyana. The flowers of Rhyncholaelia digbyana have been
sensational since they were first flowered in 1846. The species was named in honor of Edward St. Vincent Digby, Esq.,
an orchid fancier from Minterne, Dorsetshire, England. Native of Central America, plants grow where it is bright, warm
and humid on scrubby trees, the roots often extending for over a meter on the bark. The whitish to apple green flowers
are produced from May to August and produce a powerful lemon scent at night which they use to attact the large Hawk
or Sphinx moth which pollinates them. The species is the National Flower of Honduras. The finely fimbriate lip of this
species gives rise to its Mayan name, sak’ukumlol the white-feather flower. While most orchids have no economic value
outside of the horticultural trade except Vanilla, they are used extensively in the preparation of folk medicine. The sap
from Rhyncholaelia digbyana has been used to stop hemorrhages in wounds.
