Its name is Lycaste aphrodite, and it has won its owner grand prize in the Wanganui Orchid Society's annual flower show.
Geraldine Wood of Palmerston North took out the top award in the show, which was held at Whanganui City College in the weekend.
Lycaste aphrodite is an unusual orchid with a brilliant golden colour and three large petals.
"It's a beautiful colour and it's perfectly formed," said Ms Wood, who bought the plant in Auckland.
"It's also very free flowering - I won grand prize in the Levin and Districts Orchid Society show with the same plant a month ago. One of the flowers on the plant has been open since mid-August."