Lycaste Cassiopa 'Wild Peach'
Lycaste orchid
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.6m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Winter, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
A beautiful orchid with the three triangular rear petals coloured a soft peachy pink, with some pink streaking on the surface. The tubular labellum has two rear wings and a prominent tongue. This is coloured yellow with mahogany red blotches. It is likely to flower during the autumn and winter. This enjoys moisture whilst in growth with a rest period where it is just given a small amount of water. Use an orchid compost with sphagnum moss.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Autumn, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- bright spot, no direct sun
- Indoor temperature
- 8C minimum temperature
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Winter · Indoors
Keep dry during dormancy
The plant should be regularly watered from the start of its growth period during spring until it declines and enters its rest period, when it should be kept completely dry. Do not splash the foliage when watering this plant.
Summer
Summer-Autumn · Indoors
Feed with orchid feed
Use a standard orchid feed regularly at every third watering during summer, applying it as directed on the packet.
For specialist feeding, you can buy a group of orchid feeds. Apply a high nitrogen feed in spring as the plant is coming into growth, a balanced feed during growth, and a high potash feed in autumn.
Planting & general
Indoor temperature · Planting
8C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 8 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a bright spot, no direct sun
Give this a bright position away from the direct sun, especially direct sun at the height of the day. (Direct sunshine is too hot and can burn the leaves.) Move the plant to a brighter position in the room during winter and early spring.
Compost · Planting
Orchid-epiphytic compost for repotting
Buy a standard orchid mix for orchids that are epiphytic in character i.e. they grow on other things, generally other plants.
If making one's own one recipe create a mix that is half fine bark chips, and a mix of fine gravel and perlite and charcoal for the other half. Opinions vary on 'recipes' and if your interest develops, you can research the views of specialist growers.