1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
Brazil
1.4 Types
Minas Gerais
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
River side, Riverine swamp forest, savannahs, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green, Light Pink, Rose, Olive, Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Dry
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist but well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bugs, Flies, Not Available, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Florist trade and landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CATTLEYA bicolor
7.2 Common Name
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
7.2.1 In Hindi
Corsage Orchid
7.2.2 In German
Corsage Orchid
7.2.3 In French
Corsage Orchid
7.2.4 In Spanish
Corsage Orchid
7.2.5 In Greek
ὄρχις (órkhis)
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Corsage Orchid
7.2.7 In Polish
Katleja
7.2.8 In Latin
Corsage orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Orchidaceae
8.6 Genus
Cattleya
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Epidendreae
8.9 Subfamily
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species