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Ida locusta is a Peruvian pseudobulbous orchid, a species within the Orchidaceae family, with large night-blooming flowers that smell of apples. Grow it in bright, cool conditions with a rest period after flowering, as it is adapted to mountain embankments.
Ida locusta, synonyms including Sudamerlycaste locusta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ida locusta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
