Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Japan
Types
Spathoglottis plicata
Number of Varieties
5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
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
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
cut main flower spike, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
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45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
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
Matte
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Bonsai, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CALANTHE discolor
Common Name
Ground Orchid, Japanese Hardy Calanthe Orchid
In Hindi
Ground Orchid
In German
Ground Orchid
In French
Ground Orchid
In Spanish
Ground Orchid
In Greek
Ground Orchid
In Portuguese
Ground Orchid
In Polish
Ground Orchid
In Latin
Ground Orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bletilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Arethuseae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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