Lycaste bruncana

A Lycaste from southern Costa Rica, named for the Brunca region, known from very few records. Unlike most cool-growing Lycaste, the one recorded site is warm lowland forest near the Golfo Dulce, so grow it warm, shaded and humid with a drier spell in the dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Wet lowland to premontane forest of the southern Pacific slope; Lycaste grow as epiphytes or on mossy banks in shade.

The recorded site is at about 250 m.

Costa 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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