Dahlia

Cattleya

About Dahlia and Cattleya

Dahlia

Cattleya

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Gabrielle Marie, Brittany Rey

Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

200NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountains, Upland

Tropical rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1111-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm61.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Ivory

Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry

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

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Eczema, Skin irritation, Skin rash

Runny nose

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Kidney problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DAHLIA 'Gallery Salvador'

CATTLEYA amethystoglossa

7.2 Common Name

Dahlia, Decorative Dahlia, Gallery Salvador Dahlia

Cattleya, Corsage Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

मेक्सिको का रंगीन फूलों का बड़ा पौधा

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Dahlie

Cattleya

7.2.3 In French

Dahlia

Cattleya

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dalia

Cattleya

7.2.5 In Greek

Ντάλια

Cattleya

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dália

Cattleya

7.2.7 In Polish

Dalia

Cattleya

7.2.8 In Latin

Dahlia

Oncidium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Dahlia

Chrysobalanus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Coreopsideae

Epidendreae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

42113

1 27800

Properties of Dahlia and Cattleya

Wondering what are the properties of Dahlia and Cattleya? We provide you with everything About Dahlia and Cattleya. Dahlia doesn't have thorns and Cattleya doesn't have thorns. Also Dahlia does not have fragrant flowers. Dahlia has allergic reactions like Eczema, Skin irritation and Skin rash and Cattleya has allergic reactions like Eczema, Skin irritation and Skin rash. 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 Dahlia and Cattleya and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dahlia and Cattleya

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

Dahlia and Cattleya Physical Information

Dahlia and Cattleya physical information is very important for comparison. Dahlia height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Cattleya height is 61.20 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Dahlia and Cattleya are as follows:

Dahlia flower color: Light Pink, Rose, Salmon and Ivory
Dahlia leaf color: Green
Cattleya flower color: Pink, Magenta, Lavender and Blue Violet
Cattleya leaf color: Green

Care of Dahlia and Cattleya

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