Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
Types
242
Number of Varieties
200
Rank: 34 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-14
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
Sunset Zone
H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
Common Name
Encyclia, Orchid
In Hindi
आर्किड
In German
Orchidee
In French
Orchidée
In Spanish
Orquídea
In Greek
εγκύκλιο
In Portuguese
orquídea
In Polish
orquídea
In Latin
Epidendrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Encyclia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
242
Rank: 64 (Overall)
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27800
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