Lycaste plana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Lycaste plana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lycaste plana, Lindl. A robust plant, with large ribbed pseudobulbs and ample-pointed oval lvs.: fls. 3—4 in. across; sepals oblong, plane, rich madder-red inside; petals smaller, with recurved tips, white, tipped with crimson; labellum smaller, white spotted with crimson; side lobes crenulate; middle lobe rounded, obtuse, serrate, crested. Winter. Bolivia. B.R. 29:35. Var. Measuresiana, Williams. Sepals reddish brown, tipped with green; petals and labellum white spotted with bright rose, except on the margins of the petals. Autumn. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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