Cantuta Peru Flower. Its color scheme varies in pinks oranges reds and even the. The cantua buxifolia cantuta or flower of the inca is also referred to as qantu in quechua.
Also known as the peruvian magic tree 2 it is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m 13 ft tall. It is native to peru bolivia and northern chile. Cantuta is also called the sacred flower of the incas.
Cantuta the national flower of peru is the cantuta kantuta qantuta cantua buxifolia which is also called the sacred flower of the incas.
A cantuta cantua buxifolia is a type of a flower. It is believed that the sacred essences of incas found in it is what made water stay pure longer people promoted its cultivation throughout tawantinsuyo the inca empire. Jul 18 2014 peru s national flower jul 18 2014 peru s national flower explore gardening plants native plants. Cantuta is native to the andes of peru and bolivia between twelve hundred meters directly above sea level and thirty eight hundred.
