Product information "Lycaste locusta"
| Name: | Sudamerlycaste locusta, (Rchb.f.) Archila 2002 |
| Synonyms: | Ida locusta, (Rchb. f.) A. Ryan & Oakeley 2003 |
| Etymology: | locustus = Grashüpfergrün |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Peru |
| Habitat: | Lycaste locusta is often found along railway embankments and on limestone rocks or as a (humus) epiphyte, with the pseudobulbs protected by leaves or grass, but the flowers and leaves are in full sun at 2000 to 3000 m altitude. |
| Notes: | Large, waxy and apple-scented flowers, flower stems approx. 20cm long and upright. Lycaste locusta must be kept much drier in winter. |
