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Dracula dalessandroi is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with 2 cm wide flowers. The flowers are pale with long dark tails and a small lip with sharp ridges.
The plant was found in 1989 by Dennis D'Allesandro.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in the wet montane forests of southeastern Ecuador at elevations of 2400 to 2700 meters.
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Naming[]
Common Names: Dalesandro's Dracula
References[]
- Hermans, Johan & Clare. Orchid Digest special publication: An Annotation Checklist on the Genus Dracula. Orchid Digest Corp., 1997.