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Dracula morleyi

Dracula morleyi

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Species: Drac. morleyi
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dracula morleyi
Luer & Dalström 1993


Dracula morleyi is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms with a few successive 5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the primary forest of northwestern Ecuador at elevations of 1900 meter

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cold to cool conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Names: Morley's Dracula

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