Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Epiphyte
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Mexico, Central America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-30
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
H2, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Pink
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green, Rose
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
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
Spring, Late Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water, Needs Very high moisture
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat And Humidity, Wet Site
-
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hanging Basket, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA bulbosa
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Bulbous Air Plant, Dancing Bulb
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Dancing Bulb
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Dancing Bulb
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Asparagales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tillandsia
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
73031
1
27800
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