Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
-
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrowly elliptic
Thorns
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
-
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cures poisoning from fish
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BLETIA purpurea
Common Name
Candelaria, Pinepink, Purple Bletia Orchid, Sharp-petaled Bletia Orchid
In Hindi
Candelaria
In German
Candelaria
In French
Candelaria
In Spanish
Candelaria
In Greek
Candelaria
In Portuguese
Candelaria
In Polish
Candelaria
In Latin
Candelaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Orchidales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bletia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Arethuseae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
-
1
27800
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