Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Brazil
South Africa
Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Perennials
Number of Varieties
3015
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.20 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Yellow, Red, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Runny nose
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
CLIVIA miniata
Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
Clivia
In Hindi
-
Clivia
In German
Cattleya
Clivia
In French
Cattleya
Clivia
In Spanish
Cattleya
Clivia
In Greek
Cattleya
κλίβια
In Portuguese
Cattleya
Clivia
In Polish
Cattleya
Clivia
In Latin
Oncidium
Clivia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Clivia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Epidendreae
-
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
11310
1
27800
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