Product information "Lycaste powellii"
| Name: | Lycaste powellii, Schltr. 1922 |
| Synonyms: | not known |
| Etymology: | powellii = Charles Wesley Powell (5 May 1854 - 18 August 1927) was an American amateur gardener who specialised in the study of orchids. |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Panama, Colombia |
| Habitat: | epiphytic in warm and humid mountain forests, at altitudes up to 800m. Lycaste powellii is said to have been found very frequently around the Panama Canal. |
| Notes: | Lycaste powellii bears numerous, short (up to 15cm) inflorescence stems per pseudobulb, which bear single, terminal, fragrant flowers. The flowers are also long-lasting for the genus Lycaste. |
