Lycaste gigantea

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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.


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