Lycaste Orchid

Dutch Iris

About Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris

Lycaste Orchid

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-135-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

35.60 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Stem Planting

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Consistently

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black Spot, Scale

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Unknown

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Basketary, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYCASTE cochleata

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lycaste Orchid

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Lycaste Orchidee

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Lycaste orchidée

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lycaste orquídea

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Lycaste ορχιδέα

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lycaste orquídea

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Lycaste orchidea

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

braemii orchid

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Lycaste

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Maxillarieae

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

31300

1 27800

Properties of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris. Lycaste Orchid doesn't have thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Lycaste Orchid does not have fragrant flowers. Lycaste Orchid has allergic reactions like Not Available and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris

Season and care of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris is important to know. While considering everything about Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lycaste Orchid season is Summer and Fall and Dutch Iris season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Lycaste Orchid is Not Available and for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lycaste Orchid is Not Available and for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Lycaste Orchid height is 25.40 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Lycaste Orchid flower color: Orange, Yellow green, Gold and Light Green
Lycaste Orchid leaf color: Not Available
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris

Care of Lycaste Orchid and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lycaste Orchid pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lycaste Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.