Lycaste history, species and modern hybrids
TALK DESCRIPTION: The program takes you through the most important species used
for developing new plants, showing all of them in depth. It also shows crosses that are
unusual and that may be found for sale at some nurseries. I also show how to grow
these plants, both the warm growing ones and the cool growing ones. I cover what has
been done in Australia with these plants from Japanese flask stock and then show many
of the most recent AOS awards of this species.
BIO: Carol Beule is an EMMY award winning Costume Designer with a Master of Fine
Arts in both Costume and Lighting Design from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
She was a professional Costume Designer from 1974 until her retirement in July of
2017. She has grown all species of orchids since purchasing a home at the base of the
Hollywood Hills 25 years ago, and it has been her quest to discover which orchids will
thrive in the unique climate we have in the San Fernando Valley and it’s surroundingcommunities. In her search to find the perfect plant for her growing area, Carol now
grows Neofinetia (Vanda) falcata, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Laelia,
Dendrobium, Lycaste, Asian Cymbidiums and Rossioglossum on her patio and in 2
small greenhouses. Carol is a Fully Accredited American Orchid Society Judge, the 1st
VP of the Orchid Society of Southern California, and is on the committee that creates
the Society’s display for the Huntington’s annual October Orchid Show. When she
retired, she started making ceramic pots for the Japanese/Korean/Chinese orchid called
the Neofinetia (Vanda) falcata, Asian Cymbidiums and other small plants. She grows in
2 small greenhouses and outside in her yard in Studio City, CA. She has grown orchids
for 28 years. She recently wrote a 3-part article for the American Orchid Society monthly
magazine on the pots used to display the Vanda falcata in Japan and the US. It was
illustrated using some photos taken by her and other OSSC members. The 1st part
started in February of 2022, and continued through to the April issue of last year.