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Dracula verticulosa


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Species: Drac. verticulosa
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dracula verticulosa
Luer & R. Escobar 1989


Dracula verticulosa is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms from winter to summer with a few 7.5 cm successive flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in Colombia at elevations around 1800 to 1900 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.

Varities[]

Image Name Description
Dracula verticulosa var alba Sepals are white with yellow near the center. Lip is white.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Small whorled Dracula