Lycaste gigantea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Lycaste gigantea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lycaste gigantea. Lindl. Pseudobulbs often 6 in. high, bearing 2-3 oblong-lanceolate lvs. l ½-2 ft. long: scape 1-fld., somewhat shorter than the lvs.; sepals ovate to lanceolate, 3 in. long, rather olive-green; petals somewhat smaller, lanceolate, spreading, of the same color; labellum oblong-lanceolate; side lobes acute; middle lobe ovate, acuminate, serrate, rich maroon bordered with a narrow orange margin; crest fleshy, emarginate. The fl.-sts. are said to attain a height of 2 ft., with a single large fl. In most of the specimens in cult, the lip is abruptly rounded off. June-Aug.; Nov., Dec. Widely dispersed in Cent. Amer. B.M. 5616. B.R. 31:34. C.O. 7. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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