Aerides

Spring Starflower

About Aerides and Spring Starflower

Aerides

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Aerides Falcata Aerides lawrenciae Aerides multiflorum Aerides rosea

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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25000

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Not Available

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

13-15

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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40.60 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia, Ivory

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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71% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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20% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Ear ache

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AERIDES houlletiana

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Aerides, Orchid

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Aerides

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Aerides

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

Aerides

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aerides

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

Αέρηδες

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aerides

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Aerides

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Aerides

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Aerides

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Vandeae

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Aerides and Spring Starflower

Wondering what are the properties of Aerides and Spring Starflower? We provide you with everything About Aerides and Spring Starflower. Aerides doesn't have thorns and Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns. Also Aerides does not have fragrant flowers. Aerides has allergic reactions like Not Available and Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aerides and Spring Starflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aerides and Spring Starflower

Season and care of Aerides and Spring Starflower is important to know. While considering everything about Aerides and Spring Starflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aerides season is Spring and Summer and Spring Starflower season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Aerides is Not Available and for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aerides is Not Available and for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Aerides and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Aerides and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Aerides height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Aerides and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Aerides flower color: Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia and Ivory
Aerides leaf color: Not Available
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Aerides and Spring Starflower

Care of Aerides and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aerides pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Aerides needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.