Shallot

Lycaste Orchid

About Shallot and Lycaste Orchid

Shallot

Lycaste Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

Asia

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm35.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial 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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Divison, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Consistently

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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 ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black Spot, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Aphids, Beetles

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Unknown

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

LYCASTE cochleata

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Lycaste Orchid

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Lycaste Orchidee

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Lycaste orchidée

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Lycaste orquídea

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Lycaste ορχιδέα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Lycaste orquídea

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Lycaste orchidea

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

braemii orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Lycaste

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maxillarieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

75031

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and Lycaste Orchid

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Lycaste Orchid? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Lycaste Orchid. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Lycaste Orchid doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Lycaste Orchid has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Lycaste Orchid and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Lycaste Orchid

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

Shallot and Lycaste Orchid Physical Information

Shallot and Lycaste Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Lycaste Orchid height is 25.40 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Lycaste Orchid are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Lycaste Orchid flower color: Orange, Yellow green, Gold and Light Green
Lycaste Orchid leaf color: Not Available

Care of Shallot and Lycaste Orchid

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