Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Epiphyte
Origin
Mexico, Central America
South America, Brazil
Types
-
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
3030
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1311-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm61.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
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
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
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
Prune ocassionally
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
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In German
Lycaste Orchidee
Cattleya
In French
Lycaste orchidée
Cattleya
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
Cattleya
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
Cattleya
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
Cattleya
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
Cattleya
In Latin
braemii orchid
Oncidium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Chrysobalanus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maxillarieae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
31113
1
27800
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