Lycaste angelae

A Lycaste from Costa Rica and Panama, known here from a single wild record. It is grown like other Central American Lycaste: bright shade, ample water and feeding while the new pseudobulb grows, then a cooler, drier rest after the growth matures.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lycaste of this region grow as epiphytes or on rocks and mossy banks in humid premontane forest; the single record lies on the Pacific slope of northwestern Costa Rica.

No elevation data; the recorded site is in the Tilarán–Monteverde area, likely around 600–1,500 m.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.