Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
South America, Argentina
South America, Brazil
Types
Perennial
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
3530
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-911-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm61.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm50.80 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular 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, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Flowers
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
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
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In German
Frühling Borretsch
Cattleya
In French
Spring Starflower
Cattleya
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Cattleya
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Cattleya
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Cattleya
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Cattleya
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Oncidium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Chrysobalanus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Gilliesieae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Allioideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
50113
1
27800
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