Life Span
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
3
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
25.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Burgundy, Dark Red, Light Green, Violet, Dark Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
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
✔
✘
3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
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
✔
✘
35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Eye Problems
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PROSTHECHEA cochleata
Common Name
Clamshell Orchid, Cockleshell Orchid, Black Orchid
In Hindi
Clamshell Orchid
In German
Clamshell Orchid
In French
Clamshell Orchid
In Spanish
Clamshell Orchid
In Greek
Encyclia Cochleata
In Portuguese
Clamshell Orchid
In Polish
Clamshell Orchid
In Latin
Clamshell Orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Orchidales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Prosthechea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
50
1
27800
👆🏻