Product information "Lycaste tricolor"
Name: | Lycaste tricolor, (Klotzsch) Rchb. f. 1863 |
Synonyms: | Maxillaria tricolor, Klotzsch 1852 |
Etymology: | tricolor = threecolored |
Propagation: | seed |
Origin: | Panama, Costa Rica |
Habitat: | epi- and lithophytic at altitudes of 600 to 1000 metres in rainforests with high humidity |
Notes: | Lycaste tricolor is very variable in colour. The nominal form has reddish brown sepals, the petals are pink with white. But also white-green flowers are not rare. Lycaste tricolor is very multiflorous, fragrant, the flower size is up to 9cm. |