Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Brazil
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Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
305
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.20 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, Pest Free
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
-
Whiteflies
Allergy
Runny nose
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Root
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
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meadow saffron
In German
Cattleya
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Cattleya
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Cattleya
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Cattleya
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Cattleya
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Cattleya
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Oncidium
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Liliales
Family
Orchidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Epidendreae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
11390
1
27800
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