Thank you so much, Gustavo. As you can see, I'm not getting a whole lot of advice on this plant, so I'm grateful for your input. And it's the national flower of your country - how fabulous! I have left my Lycaste in the pot and medium that it came in - which seems to be medium-grade fir bark, perlite, and maybe charcoal (I haven't dug it up enough to confirm that). It's in my living room grow area, which I keep at around 70 percent humidity - about 75 degrees F during the day and 65 degrees at night. I have had it in bright indirect light, but perhaps a bit too close to the southern exposure window. I'll move it to the right side, so that it gets some morning sun and then all indirect light. I'm especially concerned about watering it properly - does it need more frequent watering when blooming? Do you maintain a balanced fertilizer all year, or do you change when depending on whether they're in active growth, blooming, or dormancy? At what point in the cycle do they lose their leaves?

So far, mine isn't complaining about the transition from greenhouse to living room - the buds are continuing to grow, so I'm cautiously optimistic. Experience has taught me that some orchids will throw quite a tantrum when their environment is changed, but I'm SO unfamiliar with Lycastes. By the way, a little less than half my Lyc. is skinneri and the other half is macrophylla - are you familiar at all with macrophyllas? I ask because the cultivation tips I have found show that these two species are at opposite ends of the spectrum and I'm not sure how that shakes out in the end.

Again, thanks so much for your photos and response. I appreciate it tremendously.

Maura