Dracula ortiziana

Dracula ortiziana is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description

Plants bloom throughout the year on successively flowered spikes. The lip on Dracula ortiziana is one of the few in the Dracula genus that is convex. It often is irregularly twisted.

Distribution

Only one plant had ever been found, in the region of Ginebra, Valle del Cauca (Colombia) at an elevation of 2200 to 2500 meters.

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

Etymology: Named for Father Pedro Ortiz of Bogota, Colombia, an expert on Colombian orchids.

Common Names: Ortiz's Dracula