Life Span
Annual
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Types
Aerides Falcata
Aerides lawrenciae
Aerides multiflorum
Aerides rosea
Number of Varieties
25000
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Thorns
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✘
11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
-
The pH of Soil
-
Soil Drainage
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
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 if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
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
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
-
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Ear ache
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
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, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
AERIDES houlletiana
Common Name
Aerides, Orchid
In Hindi
Aerides
In German
Aerides
In French
Aerides
In Spanish
Aerides
In Greek
Αέρηδες
In Portuguese
Aerides
In Polish
Aerides
In Latin
Aerides
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Aerides
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Vandeae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
19
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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