Dracula wallisii

A Colombian Dracula with large, very variable flowers, first collected by Gustav Wallis near Frontino, Antioquia, in 1871 and named by Reichenbach in 1875. It grows in cloud forest at 1600–2600 m and is listed as Vulnerable. Like the rest of the genus it wants cool, shady, constantly humid conditions and a basket, because the flowers push down through the medium.

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

It is an epiphyte of wet montane cloud forest, growing low on mossy trunks and branches in shade, in air that is almost always saturated and moving.

Recorded at 1600–2600 m in the Colombian Andes.

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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