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Dracula houtteana

A Colombian Dracula recorded from cloud forest around 2400–2500 m in Antioquia and Caldas. Like its relatives it needs cool, constantly humid, shaded conditions and a basket, so its flowers can push down through the medium.

Dracula houtteana
Photo: CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

It is an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in wet montane cloud forest, in shade. The detail comes from the genus; little is published for this species.

Measured sites are at about 2420–2520 m.

Colombia

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.