Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Epiphyte
Epiphyte
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Southeastern Asia
Types
Bethlehem Orchid, Christmas Orchid, Darwin's Orchid
Aerides Falcata
Aerides lawrenciae
Aerides multiflorum
Aerides rosea
Number of Varieties
3025000
0
40000
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Habitat
Canopy, Forest edges
gardens, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-1513-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green
Light Yellow, Gold, Fuchsia, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Yellow green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Ear ache
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ANGRAECUM eburneum
AERIDES houlletiana
Common Name
Angraecum Orchid, Comet Orchid
Aerides, Orchid
In Hindi
Comet Orchid
Aerides
In German
Angraecum sesquipedale
Aerides
In French
Angraecum sesquipedale
Aerides
In Spanish
Angraecum sesquipedale
Aerides
In Greek
Comet Orchid
Αέρηδες
In Portuguese
Angraecum sesquipedale
Aerides
In Polish
Comet Orchid
Aerides
In Latin
Comet Orchid
Aerides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Angraecum
Aerides
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Vandeae
Vandeae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
20019
1
27800
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