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Dracula ripleyana


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Species: Drac. ripleyana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dracula ripleyana
Luer 1979


Dracula ripleyana is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms from spring to summer with a single 2.5 cm wide successive flower

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in Costa Rica

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: Ripley's Dracula