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Orchids Partly documented

Lycaste lasioglossa

A deciduous Lycaste of the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America, known for its hairy yellow lip. It grows at roughly 1500 to 2100 m with a wet summer and a drier, cooler winter, and like other deciduous Lycaste it wants a dry rest after its leaves fall.

Lycaste lasioglossa
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Listed as a terrestrial orchid; deciduous Lycaste of this group usually grow on mossy banks, rocks or low tree bases in seasonally dry montane forest. Habitat detail here is generalised from the genus.

Recorded at about 1830 to 2130 m; the measured sites span roughly 1470 to 2130 m.

Southeast MexicoGuatemalaHondurasEl Salvador

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.