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Cattleya
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About Cattleya

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Epiphyte

Origin

South America, Brazil

Types

Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor

Number of Varieties

30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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Habitat

Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

50.80 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Thorns

11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

-

The pH of Soil

-

Soil Drainage

-

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-

Soil Type

-

Soil Drainage Capacity

-

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

-

Evergreen

16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Invasive

No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Runny nose

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATTLEYA amethystoglossa

Common Name

Cattleya, Corsage Orchid

In Hindi

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In German

Cattleya

In French

Cattleya

In Spanish

Cattleya

In Greek

Cattleya

In Portuguese

Cattleya

In Polish

Cattleya

In Latin

Oncidium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Chrysobalanus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Epidendreae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Number of Species

113
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Cattleya

Want to know the properties of Cattleya? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cattleya is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Runny nose. Cattleya Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Seeds

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.

Cattleya Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cattleya. 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. Cattleya physical information is as follows: 61.20 cm tall and 50.80 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Pink, Magenta, Lavender and Blue Violet
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Cattleya

Taking Cattleya 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 Cattleya include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves 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.

Season and care of Cattleya

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cattleya is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Cattleya is a very important plant from Epiphyte. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor. This plant's habitat is Tropical rainforest and it comes in the hardiness zone 11-15. 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.