About Candelaria

Candelaria

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrowly elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

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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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cures poisoning from fish

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BLETIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Candelaria, Pinepink, Purple Bletia Orchid, Sharp-petaled Bletia Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Candelaria

7.2.2 In German

Candelaria

7.2.3 In French

Candelaria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Candelaria

7.2.5 In Greek

Candelaria

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Candelaria

7.2.7 In Polish

Candelaria

7.2.8 In Latin

Candelaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Orchidales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Bletia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Arethuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Candelaria

Want to know the properties of Candelaria? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Candelaria is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Candelaria Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cures poisoning from fish
Part of plant used: Bulbs

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.

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Candelaria Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Candelaria. 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. Candelaria physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Narrowly elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Not Available
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Candelaria

Taking Candelaria 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 Candelaria include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. 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.

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Season and care of Candelaria

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Candelaria is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Candelaria is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is subtropical regions and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. 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.