DescriptionAccording to the language of flowers, the Orchid flower is a symbol of beauty, elegance, seduction, and eroticism.Orchids are also associated with fertility and sexuality.In ancient Greece, it was believed that parents could choose the sex of their child by eating the orchid’s tubers. If the father ate large tubers, the child would be a boy. If the mother ate small tubers, the child would be a girl.The Monte Pellegrino nature reserve in Palermo hosts 27 different species of wild orchids, some of which are endemic to Sicily. Most of them bloom between March and May/June.Beautiful species of wild orchids named “butterfly” live on Mount Etna.
