Lycaste Sunray

Lycaste Sunray
Lycaste Sunray 'Spitskop'
Hybrid Classification Seed Parent: Lycaste Shoalhaven Pollen Parent: Lycaste skinneri Genus: Lycaste Hybrid Epithet: Lyc. Sunray Binomial name Lycaste Sunray A.Alcorn A.Alcorn Apr. 11, 1991

Lycaste Sunray 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.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Lycaste Sunray 'Ikuko'	Sepals are white and petals are pink, lip is magenta.
	Lycaste Sunray	Sepals are white and petals are pink, lip is pink.

Parentage

Generation 1

1. Lycaste Shoalhaven × Lycaste skinneri

Generation 2

1. Lycaste Shoalhaven = Lycaste Koolena × Lycaste skinneri

Generation 3

1. Lycaste Koolena =Lycaste Auburn × Lycaste skinneri

Generation 4

1. Lycaste Auburn =Lycaste Balliae × Lycaste Sunrise

Generation 5

1. Lycaste Balliae =Lycaste macrophylla × Lycaste skinneri
2. Lycaste Sunrise =Lycaste Imschootiana × Lycaste skinneri

Further Generations

• See: Lycaste Imschootiana