Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Epiphyte
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
South America, Brazil
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
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Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
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USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.20 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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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
Long Elliptic
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
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
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Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
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
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Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
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Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Runny nose
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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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, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
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Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Cattleya
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Cattleya
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Cattleya
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Cattleya
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Cattleya
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Cattleya
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Oncidium
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Asparagales
Brassicales
Family
Orchidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Chrysobalanus
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Epidendreae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
113100
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27800
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