Dracula vampira
A cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte known only from the western slopes of Volcán Pichincha in Ecuador, at about 1,800–2,200 m. It grows low on mossy trunks, often close to the ground, where the air stays near saturation and light is dim. Its large, near-black striped flowers hang down on pendent stems, so it has to be grown in an open basket.
Where it grows wild
Epiphytic on the lower trunks of trees in wet montane cloud forest, rooted in moss and damp debris, often close to the ground where fog and drip keep the air saturated. Plants may also collect in wet leaf litter at the base of trees. Flower stems grow downward and can push out through moss and the bottom of the clump.
The recorded elevations are 1,900–2,200 m (median 2,000 m), matching the literature range of about 1,800–2,200 m. This is a strictly montane cool grower.
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