Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Epiphyte
Origin
China, Japan
Mexico, Central America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3030
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
-
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
Bluebeard
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Blaubart
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Bluebeard
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Barba Azul
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Sinobrody
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Bluebeard
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Verbenaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
731
1
27800
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