# Can anyone tell me what sort of flower/plant this is? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-sort-of-flower-plant-this-is/451333 "2008-06-01T05:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-sort-of-flower-plant-this-is/451333/1 "2008-06-01T05:30:11Z")
[Link](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2540000153_5cf57ed505.jpg?v=0) I really love this bouquet and am hoping to have something similar for my wedding. But I have no idea what it is (some kind of leaf?) and was hoping someone here could tell me what it was. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-sort-of-flower-plant-this-is/451333/2 "2008-06-01T07:20:38Z")
Looks to me like some kind of [paphilopedilum](http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=paphilopedilum&spell=1) ([ladyslipper orchid](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Ladyslipper&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2) ) like [this one](http://www.veravonaskova.estranky.cz/fotoalbum/orchideje/cymbidium/36) ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-sort-of-flower-plant-this-is/451333/3 "2008-06-01T09:00:44Z")
Thank you thank you thank you!!