Product information "Lycaste dowiana"
| Name: | Lycaste dowiana, Endr. & Rchb.f. 1874 |
| Synonyms: | Lycaste dowiana var. isabelii, Archila 2003 |
| Etymology: | dowiana = after the English captain Dow, who transported numerous orchids to Europe in the 19th century. |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama |
| Habitat: | terrestrial and epiphytic in rainforest/mist forest at altitudes from 600 to 1000m. |
| Notes: | Lycaste dowiana grows compactly, the short flower stems always bear only one terminal flower. One can expect 2-4 flowers per new pseudobulb. The petals are always white, the sepals can blossom green-brown to yellow-brown or golden-brown. |
