Lycaste schilleriana 'Pincelada'

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Common name: Schiller's Lycaste clone

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae

Distribution: Panama to Colombia

Habitat: 1400-3600m

Life form: Lithophytic

Bloom characteristics: Erect inflorescence is 8" long with a single brown flower with yellow petals and a pink lip. Flower is up to 7" across.

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): Year round; peaks from March to May

Fragrance: Fragrant

Comments: Lycaste schilleriana 'Pincelada'

Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew Science Plants of the World Online

1: Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House (GH11) • Accession: 2019-0182*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House (GH11) • Accession: 2019-0182*B • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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