About Aerides

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Epiphyte

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Types

Aerides Falcata Aerides lawrenciae Aerides multiflorum Aerides rosea

Number of Varieties

25000

Rank: 2 (Overall)

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Habitat

gardens, Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

13-15

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

Thorns

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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

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35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Invasive

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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Ear ache

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AERIDES houlletiana

Common Name

Aerides, Orchid

In Hindi

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In German

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In French

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In Spanish

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In Greek

Αέρηδες

In Portuguese

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In Polish

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In Latin

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Aerides

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Vandeae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Aerides

Want to know the properties of Aerides? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Aerides is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Aerides Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Ear ache

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Aerides Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Aerides. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Aerides physical information is as follows: 40.60 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Strap shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia and Ivory

Leaf color:

Care of Aerides

Taking Aerides Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Aerides include pruning, which should be 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. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Aerides

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Aerides is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Aerides is a very important plant from Epiphyte. There are 25000 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Aerides Falcata Aerides lawrenciae Aerides multiflorum Aerides rosea. This plant's habitat is gardens and Grassland and it comes in the hardiness zone 13-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.