Life Span
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Types
Cattleya aurantiaca
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Thorns
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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
-
The pH of Soil
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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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
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77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
GUARIANTHE aurantiaca
Common Name
Orange Cattleya, Orange Guarianthe Orchid
In Hindi
ऑरेंज Cattleya
In German
Orange Cattleya
In French
orange Cattleya
In Spanish
Orange Cattleya
In Greek
πορτοκαλί Cattleya
In Portuguese
laranja Cattleya
In Polish
pomarańczowy Cattleya
In Latin
Oncidium aureum
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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