The Guaria Morada or Guarianthe Skinneri, National Flower of Costa Rica

The Guaria Morada was decreed the national flower on June 15th, 1939 under the government of Mr. León Cortés Castro by the Secretary of State for Development and Agriculture, agreement No. 24. Subsequently, by Executive Agreement No. 24, on November 1972, it was establishing the second week of March as the Costa Rican Orchid Week, … Read more