Dracula carcharodon
A recently described Dracula (Vierling, 2020) with almost no published distribution data. The conditions here are general Dracula cloud-forest conditions, not measured for this species.
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
No habitat information was reachable. Like the rest of the genus it is presumably an epiphyte of wet Andean cloud forest.
Unknown. Most draculas grow at about 1500-2500 m.
🔒 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.