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Dracula andreettae

A small Dracula of Ecuador and southern Colombia, recorded at about 1300-2300 m. It needs cool, shady, humid conditions like the rest of the genus, with a modest night drop.

Dracula andreettae
Photo: Sylvain Eichhorn, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Records come from montane forest on the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Like other draculas it grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks in shade.

The three records are at 1338, 2000 and 2275 m.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.