Lycaste cruenta var. sulphurea

''Lycaste cruenta'' is a plant belonging to the orchid genus ''Lycaste'' and native to Central America.

''Lycaste cruenta'' has greenish yellow flowers with bright orange petals and labellum about 8 cm wide. They appear in spring in the flower stems up to 15 cm high, and there can be more than 20 flowers in one plant. They have a sweet scent resembling cinnamon in the evening. The leaves grow to 38 cm long and 15 cm wide and are shed before flowering. ''Lycaste cruenta''.. more