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Dracula pusilla

The northernmost Dracula, found from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Costa Rica and Panama. It grows in montane cloud forest (bosque mesófilo) at about 1100-1900 m. It is small and, for a Dracula, relatively tolerant of warmth, but like its relatives it needs constant moisture, shade and cool nights.

Dracula pusilla
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of montane cloud forest and humid remnant forest (the Chimalapas bosque mesófilo; San Ramón, Costa Rica).

Recorded at 1100-1874 m, with a median of 1675 m.

Costa RicaGuatemalaHondurasMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNicaraguaPanamá

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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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.