What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
South America, Brazil
Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
Not Available
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
13% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Not Available
The pH of Soil
Not Available
Soil Drainage
Not Available
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Tolerances
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Not Available
Soil Type
Not Available
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
71% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
26% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Evergreen
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Attracts
Not Available
Allergy
Runny nose
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
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
✔
✘
77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
Not Available
In German
Cattleya
In French
Cattleya
In Spanish
Cattleya
In Greek
Cattleya
In Portuguese
Cattleya
In Polish
Cattleya
In Latin
Oncidium
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
113
Rank: 84 (Overall)
1
27800
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