Lycaste aromatica

A deciduous Lycaste from Mexico and Central America with cinnamon-scented yellow-orange flowers. It needs a warm, wet growing season, then a cool, dry winter rest after the leaves fall.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows epiphytically on mossy branches and on damp limestone cliffs, in semi-deciduous forest and warm oak forest along streams.

Records span 50–2,535 m, median about 1,000 m. Wikipedia gives about 500–2,000 m.

MexicoGuatemalaBelizeHondurasEl SalvadorNicaragua

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.