Lycaste campbellii

I'm afraid I'm going to have Lycaste fever and start collecting them without moderation. 1.5" wide flowers, no fragrance that I can tell. Intermediate with a winter dry rest.

 

Yes, Chris, I got a couple last year as rescue plants. They did bloom, but they aren't very strong. (Especially not helpful that they are still under the bench because I'm short of space.)

 

Alexis, I've been thinking about what I would recommend for warm conditions and easy culture. This one is a low elevation species from Panama and Colombia so should do very well with warmer temperatures. It would require a drier winter period. L. aromatica might be a good choice and probably more available. Maybe some of the other members from warmer climates can make some suggestions.

 

Wendy, that is growing in a 3.5" pot. You do need to pay attention to size since some Lycaste species would dwarf a good sized palm tree.

For Alexis too, I just remembered Lycaste powelii. I grow it, but it would like warmer than I have. It stays small for me and is a beautiful flower.

 

I'll look forward to seeing it. Perhaps I should start a business enabling people. I can be quite helpful at an orchid show.

 

You have to admit, I am rather good at it. I'm not getting a kickback, you know.

 

Lyc. powellii definitely remains a compact grower for me. I have multiple clones of campbellii and if grown into a specimen plant the leaves do get longer. One got leaves about 18" tall when it was a many growth plant, but that is the exception.