Cattleya

Blue Hibiscus

About Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus

Cattleya

Blue Hibiscus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America, Brazil

Australia

1.4 Types

Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical rainforest

subtropical regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

H1, H2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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61.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet

Blue, Purple, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry

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

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Red blotch, Rust aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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20% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Showy

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

High blood pressure, lowering blood pressure

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub 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 Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATTLEYA amethystoglossa

ALYOGYNE huegelii 'Monle'

7.2 Common Name

Cattleya, Corsage Orchid

Blue Hibiscus, Purple Delight Blue Hibiscus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Not Available

Blue Hibiscus

7.2.2 In German

Cattleya

Blauer Hibiskus Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cattleya

Bleu Hibiscus Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cattleya

Azul árbol del hibisco

7.2.5 In Greek

Cattleya

Μπλε Hibiscus Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cattleya

Árvore azul do hibiscus

7.2.7 In Polish

Cattleya

Niebieski Hibiscus Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Oncidium

Hibiscus lignum blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Chrysobalanus

Alyogyne

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Epidendreae

Hibisceae

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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113

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus

Wondering what are the properties of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus? We provide you with everything About Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus. Cattleya doesn't have thorns and Blue Hibiscus doesn't have thorns. Also Cattleya does not have fragrant flowers. Cattleya has allergic reactions like Runny nose and Blue Hibiscus has allergic reactions like Runny nose. 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 Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus

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

Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus Physical Information

Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus physical information is very important for comparison. Cattleya height is 61.20 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Blue Hibiscus height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus are as follows:

Cattleya flower color: Pink, Magenta, Lavender and Blue Violet
Cattleya leaf color: Green
Blue Hibiscus flower color: Blue, Purple and Blue Violet
Blue Hibiscus leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus

Care of Cattleya and Blue Hibiscus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cattleya pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Blue Hibiscus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cattleya needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Hibiscus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.