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Dracula xenos

Dracula xenos

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


Dracula xenos is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms from winter to spring with several 10 cm wide successive flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in western Colombia at elevations around 2000 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Names: The Strange Dracula

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