Peloria is a term used to describe the condition when usually irregular flowers, such as those of the typically bisymmetrical orchid, produce floral parts of each set that are alike, thus achieving radial symmetry (more or less). The term peloria (interestingly, Greek for monster) was coined by Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish botanist who established the binomial system of nomenclature, after he observed the condition on Linaria vulgaris (butter-and-eggs).
Whether you feel that a particular orchid flower is enhanced or ruined by the peloric condition is a subjective and individual reaction. It certainly can depend on the flower in question and how the peloria is manifested. The peloric condition occurs in several branches of the orchid family. Some of them could be called popular favorites among orchid growers, while others would be deemed freaks of nature 💛🕺😂✨
I love them!!! Peloric ones for me are unique and strangely beautiful!
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