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Dracula ubangina

An Ecuadorian Dracula described by Luer and Andreetta in 1980, recorded around 1800 m on the Andean slopes of Pichincha. Like the rest of the genus it needs cool, shady, constantly moist cloud-forest conditions and hangs its flowers below the plant, so grow it in a basket.

Dracula ubangina
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 Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Dracula species grow as epiphytes low on mossy trunks in wet montane cloud forest; the two records here are from about 1800 m in northern Ecuador. Species-specific habitat notes were not reachable.

Recorded around 1800 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.