1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
China, India, Nepal
1.4 Types
Pleione chunii , Pleione limprichtii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hilly upland habitat, Wooded hillsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
White, Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full 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
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Bulbs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively, Needs very little water
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
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
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
Medium
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
Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, 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
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
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, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SIGMATOSTALIX amazonica
7.2 Common Name
Amazon Sigmatostalix Orchid, Miniature Orchid
7.2.1 In Hindi
miniature orchid
7.2.2 In German
miniature orchid
7.2.3 In French
Pleione
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pleione
7.2.5 In Greek
Pleione
7.2.6 In Portuguese
miniature orchid
7.2.7 In Polish
miniature orchid
7.2.8 In Latin
miniature orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Orchidaceae
8.6 Genus
Pleione
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Coelogyneae
8.9 Subfamily
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species