1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm76.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Narrowly elliptic
Aristate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
root cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the Soil well drained
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer
10-52-17 after germination, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cures poisoning from fish
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BLETIA purpurea
PAPAVER orientale 'Carneum'
7.2 Common Name
Candelaria, Pinepink, Purple Bletia Orchid, Sharp-petaled Bletia Orchid
Oriental Poppy, Pink Oriental Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Candelaria
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
7.2.2 In German
Candelaria
Türkischer Mohn
7.2.3 In French
Candelaria
pavot oriental
7.2.4 In Spanish
Candelaria
amapola oriental
7.2.5 In Greek
Candelaria
oriental poppy
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Candelaria
papoila oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Candelaria
orientalne maku
7.2.8 In Latin
Candelaria
oriental poppy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Magnolioideae
8.10 Number of Species