Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Epiphyte
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Mexico, Central America
Types
Not Avaialble
-
Number of Varieties
10030
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-8
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
H2, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Black Spot, Scale
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Umbrella Tree
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Umbrella Tree
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
O lignum
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Asparagales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
331
1
27800
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