METOAKA DESERT ROSE NURSERY AND DESIGN

Unique exotic plants with you in mind.

NEW ADDITIONS:

We were going to start offering these beauties this spring.  Just recently added our first seven Lycaste Orchids: Shoalhavan (Albion x Alba Round); Wyld unicorn x (Malibu Canyon x Kovlina); (Malibu Canyon x Kovlina) x (Red x Always); Sueveloans; Lasioglossa x Microbulbum; Rowland x aromatica; and a dwarf Lycaste Orchid (brevispatha x Pixie).   

DWARF LYCASTE (brevispatha x Pixie)

 

SPECIMEN IN BLOOM  AND OUR NEW ADDITION.  This is a miniture hybrid was developed by Marie Riopelle.  This is deciduous with pseudobulbs that are crowded and ovoid with pleated leaves.  Flowers are a soft yellow.  This variety prefers intermediate light and temperature range.

LYCASTE LASIOGLOSSA x MICROBULBUM

 

FRAGRANT WITH YELLOW BROWN FLOWERS.  PSEUDOBULBS ARE CROWEDED AND OVOID WITH ONE OR TWO PLEATED LEAVES. 

ROWLAND X AROMATICA

 

LYCASTE SHOALHAVEN (Albion x Alba Round)

 

Related to maxillaria. They are deciduous, pseudobulbs are crowded and ovoid with one to two large pleated leaves.  Flowers are two inches in diameter, pure white with a touch of yellow in the center, which lasts about four weeks.

LYCASTE WYLD UNICORN x (MALIBU CANYON x KOVLINA)

 

Pseudobulbs are crouded and ovoid with one or two large pleated leaves. The species is deciduous, and will loose its leaves.  The inflorescences arise from the base of the pseudobulbs and bear several 4-5 inch waxy flowers that lasts about 4 weeks. As many as 15 flowers can be produced at one time from a single pseudobulb, making for quite a show

LYCASTE ORCHID: (Malibu Canyon X Kolina) x (Red x Always)

Related to maxillaria.  This is deciduous, has pseudobulbs which are crowded and ovoid with one to two large pleated leaves.  The flower is white to champagne blush in color, waxy, two inches in diameter and lasts for about four weeks.

LYCASTE MACROPHYLLA

LYCASTE CRUENTA:

   

LYCASTE SUEVEOLANS

 

Pseudobulbs are crowded and ovoid with one or two large pleated leaves.  The species is deciduous and will loose its leaves during flowering.  These are in various stages of leaf leafless.  The infloresences arise from teh base of the pseudobulbs and bear a singel 2 inch waxy flower that lasts about four weeks.  As many as fifteen flowers can be produced at one time from a single pseudobulb, making for quite a picture.