Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Epiphyte
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Central America
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Brassia allenii, Brassia caudata, Brassia cochleata
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Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H2
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
66.04 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Gold, Plum, Sienna
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
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Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
BRASSIA arcuigera
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Arching Brassia, Arching Spider Orchid, Orchid
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Arching Brassia plant
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Arching Brassia Pflanze
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
plante Arching Brassia
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
planta de arqueo Brassia
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
φυτό κύρτωση Brassia
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
planta arqueamento Brassia
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Wyginając Brassia roślin
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Curva Brassia herba
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Asparagales
Brassicales
Family
Orchidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Brassica
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Cymbidieae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
25100
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27800
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