Life Span
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
-
The pH of Soil
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
-
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
31
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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