Life Span
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Types
Phalaenopsis
Dendrobium
Cattelya
Cymbidium
Epidendrum
Oncidium
Miltonia
Vanda
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Fuchsia, Violet, Plum, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Thorns
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✘
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?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Eye Problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Air freshner, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
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, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
AERIDES quinquevulnera
Common Name
Aerides, Orchid
In Hindi
आर्किड
In German
Orchidee
In French
Orchidée
In Spanish
Orquídea
In Greek
Ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Orquídea
In Polish
Orchidea
In Latin
Orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Aerides
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Vandeae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
27800
Rank: 1 (Overall)
1
27800
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