Lycaste schilleriana
Object Details
- Description
- This large orchid is named for a German orchid grower and enthusiast of the 1800s. It has some of the largest flowers of its genus.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peak in March to May
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Euglossa)
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Panama to Colombia
- Habitat
- 4600-11800ft (1400-3600m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2018-0892A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Schiller's Lycaste
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Lycaste
- Species
- schilleriana
- Life Form
- Lithophytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is about 8" (20-21 cm) long with a single waxy, brown flower with white petals and a pink lip. Flowers can be up to 7" (18 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Deciduous
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2018-0892A