Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Epiphyte
Origin
South America
China, India, Nepal
Types
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Pleione chunii , Pleione limprichtii
Number of Varieties
3100
0
40000
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Habitat
Homesteads, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Woodlands
Hilly upland habitat, Wooded hillsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1113-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red
White, Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Burgundy
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Burgundy
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Burgundy
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Burgundy
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Elliptic to oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Rhizome division
Bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Do not water excessively, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
-
Soil Type
Moist but well drained, Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Indirect sunlight, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
-
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Houseplant, Informal Garden
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Bromeliad
SIGMATOSTALIX amazonica
Common Name
Bromeliad
Amazon Sigmatostalix Orchid, Miniature Orchid
In Hindi
Bromeliad
miniature orchid
In German
Bromeliad
miniature orchid
In French
Bromeliad
Pleione
In Spanish
Bromeliad
Pleione
In Greek
Bromeliad
Pleione
In Portuguese
Bromeliad
miniature orchid
In Polish
Bromeliad
miniature orchid
In Latin
Bromeliad
miniature orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Asparagales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Aechmea
Pleione
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Coelogyneae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
34772000
1
27800
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