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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Epiphyte

Origin
South America, Brazil

Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor

Number of Varieties
30 87

Habitat
Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15

AHS Heat Zone
12-10

Sunset Zone
H1, H2

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
61.20 cm 100

Minimum Width
50.80 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

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
No

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa

Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid

In Hindi
-

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
113 100

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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:

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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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:

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.

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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.

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