Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Epiphyte
Origin
-
Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Types
-
Bethlehem Orchid, Christmas Orchid, Darwin's Orchid
Number of Varieties
6530
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountain Slopes
Canopy, Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink
White, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Escallonia resinosa
ANGRAECUM eburneum
Common Name
Escallonia
Angraecum Orchid, Comet Orchid
In Hindi
गम
Comet Orchid
In German
Gummi
Angraecum sesquipedale
In French
gomme
Angraecum sesquipedale
In Spanish
goma
Angraecum sesquipedale
In Greek
κόμμι
Comet Orchid
In Portuguese
goma
Angraecum sesquipedale
In Polish
guma
Comet Orchid
In Latin
Euonymus
Comet Orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Escalloniales
Asparagales
Family
Grossulariaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Escallonia
Angraecum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Vandeae
Subfamily
Escallonioideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
50200
1
27800
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