Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
South America, Brazil
Types
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Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
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Habitat
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Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1011-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm61.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
-
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
Foundation
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
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In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Cattleya
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Cattleya
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Cattleya
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Cattleya
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Cattleya
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Cattleya
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Oncidium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Chrysobalanus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Epidendreae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
100113
1
27800
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