What is Lycaste aromatica?
Lycaste plants most common in cultivation belong to the Deciduosae and Macrophyllae groups and are predominantly epiphytes and lithophytes. The Deciduosae, which includes Lycaste aromatica, are typically found in mid-elevations where the plants experience a distinct wet/dry cycle.
Are Lycastes deciduous plants?
Lycastes are deciduous in various degrees, from the strongly deciduous, yellow-flowered species like Lycaste aromatica that flowers from leafless pseudobulbs to the evergreen types like Lycaste skinneri with pseudobulbs that retain their leaves at flowering. This genus produces large, long-lasting, showy, triangular flowers that are waxy.
What is the difference between Lycaste skinneri and orchid?
Few orchids rival a well-grown flowering lycaste plant, such as Lycaste skinneri, in flower size, shape and color.
How do you take care of a Lycaste plant?
Common Name: The Sweet Scented Lycaste. It thrives best in bright sunlight but no direct, so during the midday solstice, they must be placed behind a curtain or in the shade of other plants. Direct sunlight should be avoided, which can cause leaf and plant problems.