Lycaste cruenta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Lycaste cruenta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lycaste cruenta, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed: lvs. many, oblong, membranaceous: scape bearing 1 yellow fl. (rarely 2), much larger than those of L. aromatica; sepals ovate, obtuse; petals similar, erect and smaller; labellum half as long as the sepals; lateral lobes rounded; middle lobe rounded-truncate, crisp on the margin, pubescent; crest small, fleshy. Like L. aromatica, but the lvs. much broader, fls. larger, and the labellum of different shape and somewhat spotted with purple. March, April. Guatemala. B.R. 28:13 (as Maxillaria cruenta). Gn. 44:394 (as L. aromatica). C.O. 9. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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