Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Epiphyte
Fruit
Origin
Southeastern Asia
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Types
Orchid
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
12025
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-136-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Tan
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
bees
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
DENDROCHILUM latifolium
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Dendrochilum Orchid, Large-leaved Chain Orchid
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
Dendrochilum Orchid
Plumcot
In German
Dendrochilum Orchid
Plumcot
In French
Dendrochilum Orchid
plumcot
In Spanish
Dendrochilum Orchid
plumcot
In Greek
Dendrochilum Orchid
Plumcot
In Portuguese
Dendrochilum Orchid
plumcot
In Polish
Dendrochilum Orchid
Plumcot
In Latin
Dendrochilum Orchid
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ericales
Family
Orchidaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Dendrochilum
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Coelogyneae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
28625
1
27800
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