Lycaste tricolor
Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid was named for the three colors seen in its flower – pink, white, and beige. Frequently, the beige blends almost imperceptibly into the green of the flower’s sepals.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- May to July
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Euglossa)
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- C America
- Habitat
- Rainforests; 1970-3280ft (600-1000m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2018-0896A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Three-Colored Lycaste
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Lycaste
- Species
- tricolor
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is up to 5" (17.5 cm) long with a single, waxy, green and pink flower. Flowers are 2.5" (6.4 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Deciduous
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2018-0896A