Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Epiphyte
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
30-
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1310-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
H2, 24
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green, Pink
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green, Dark Green, Rose
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, 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
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Needs small amount of water, Needs Very high moisture
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
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
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Hanging Basket, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
TILLANDSIA bulbosa
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
Bulbous Air Plant, Dancing Bulb
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
Dancing Bulb
In German
Lycaste Orchidee
Dancing Bulb
In French
Lycaste orchidée
Dancing Bulb
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
Dancing Bulb
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
Dancing Bulb
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
Dancing Bulb
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
Dancing Bulb
In Latin
braemii orchid
Dancing Bulb
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Poales
Family
Orchidaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Tillandsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Maxillarieae
-
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Tillandsioideae.
Number of Species
31730
1
27800
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