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Lycaste bradeorum

A deciduous yellow-flowered Lycaste of seasonally dry Central American hill forest. It grows fast through the rainy season, drops its leaves, then needs a bright, cooler and much drier rest before flowering on the new growth.

Lycaste bradeorum
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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 as an epiphyte or on rocks and banks in seasonally dry oak and pine-oak forest, typical of the deciduous Lycaste group.

Recorded at 968–1250 m (median about 1080 m); one Guatemalan site sits near 1470 m.

GuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta Rica

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.