Yellow And Green Orchid Watercolor Portrait Women's Tank Top

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Single yellow Paphiopedilum orchid watercolor painted in portrait orientation by Deborah League.

Full of grace and beauty, the Paphiopedilum orchid reigns supreme over the flower world. Also known as the Venus slipper, this orchid has an eye-catching lip, slender stem and sweeping petals that seem to have sprung straight from a fairytale. With tall, attractive green foliage, this plant is very pleasant to look at even without flowers. However, the flowers are certainly worth it: russet, yellow or green, with attractive markings and an elegant voluptuous shape.

The name is derived from Paphos, a town in Cyprus, where the goddess Aphrodite arose from the sea, and ‘pedilion’ which means ‘slipper’ in classical Greek. Ironically enough there is not a single wild Paphiopedilum to be found anywhere in Cyprus. The orchid was officially described for the first time in 1886 and created great excitement amongst Victorians because of its somewhat erotic appearance. For that r...

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