Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Trees
Epiphyte
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
South America, Brazil
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
5030
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-911-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-10
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm61.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
-
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Ash Tree
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
राख पेड़
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In German
Esche
Cattleya
In French
Frêne
Cattleya
In Spanish
Fresno
Cattleya
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
Cattleya
In Portuguese
Freixo
Cattleya
In Polish
Jesion
Cattleya
In Latin
Fraxinum
Oncidium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Oleaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Chrysobalanus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Oleeae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
65113
1
27800
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