Accession Data

Lycaste macrophylla 'Hermarl'

Common Name: The Large Leaf Lycaste

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: N. & W. South America

Description: Lycaste macrophylla is the type species for the genus.

Accession Data

Accession #: 201000149

Accession Date: 2010-10-14 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3224

Quantity: 1

Source: Birds Botanicals

Culture: Grow in diffused bright light and keep in cool to warm temperatures. Keep humidity from 40 to 70%. Water regularly during growing season. The potting media should be a little moist in between waterings. To prevent rot, avoid allowing the leaves to become wet. Reduce watering during the winter. Pot plants in 75% fine bark and 25% perlite or in full sphagnum moss. 3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Cymbidieae

SubTribe: Maxillariinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 23 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 23 May 2015
  3. Lycaste macrophylla at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.

Images

Lycaste macrophylla 'Hermarl'