Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Palm or Cycad
Origin
South America, Brazil
South Africa
Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-159-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.20 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Slow
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
pollinators
Allergy
Runny nose
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Pine
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
Lebombo Cycad
In Hindi
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Lebombo Cycad
In German
Cattleya
Lebombo Palmfarn
In French
Cattleya
Lebombo Cycad
In Spanish
Cattleya
Lebombo cícadas
In Greek
Cattleya
Lebombo Cycad
In Portuguese
Cattleya
Lebombo Cycad
In Polish
Cattleya
Lebombo Cycad
In Latin
Oncidium
Lebombo Cycad
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Cycadophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Cycadopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cycadales
Family
Orchidaceae
Cycadaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Encephalartos
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Epidendreae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
11366
1
27800
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