Lycaste Abou First Spring

Lycaste Abou First Spring
Lycaste Abou First Spring
Hybrid Classification Seed Parent: Lycaste Shoalhaven Pollen Parent: Lycaste Shonan Harmony Genus: Lycaste Hybrid Epithet: Lyc. Abou First Spring Binomial name Lycaste Abou First Spring M. Abou M. Abou Jun. 6, 2001

Lycaste Abou First Spring is a hybrid from the genus Lycaste.

Culture

Grow in diffused bright light and keep in cool to warm temperatures. Keep humidity from 40 to 70%. Water regularly during growing season. The potting media should be a little moist in between waterings. To prevent rot, avoid water from touching leaves. Reduce watering during the winter. Pot plants in 75% fine bark and 25% perlite or in full sphagnum moss.

Parentage

Generation 1

1. Lycaste Shoalhaven × Lycaste Shonan Harmony

Generation 2

1. Lycaste Shoalhaven = Lycaste Koolena × Lycaste skinneri
2. Lycaste Shonan Harmony =Lycaste Koolena × Lycaste Headington

Generation 3

1. Lycaste Koolena =Lycaste Auburn × Lycaste skinneri
2. Lycaste Headington =Lycaste Promise × Lycaste skinneri

Generation 4

1. Lycaste Auburn =Lycaste Balliae × Lycaste Sunrise
2. Lycaste Promise = Lycaste Auburn × Lycaste Imschootiana

Generation 5

1. Lycaste Balliae =Lycaste macrophylla × Lycaste skinneri
2. Lycaste Sunrise =Lycaste Imschootiana × Lycaste skinneri
3. Lycaste Imschootiana =Lycaste cruenta × Lycaste skinneri
4. Lycaste Auburn =Lycaste Balliae × Lycaste Sunrise

Further Generations

• See: Lycaste Imschootiana, Lycaste Balliae, Lycaste Sunrise