Product information "Dracula benedictii"
| Name: | Dracula benedictii, (Rchb. f.) Luer 1978 |
| Synonyms: | Dracula benedictii var. hubeinii, (Luer) Hermans 1997 |
| Etymology: | benedictii = Benedict Roezl, 1823 - 1884, was a k. k. Austro-Bohemian botanist and orchid collector. He made over 100,000 herbarium specimens and introduced almost 800 new orchid species into culture. |
| Propagation: | divisions |
| Origin: | Colombia |
| Habitat: | epiphytic on wet, mossy trees in the Zental Andes in cloud forest at elevations from 1700 to 2300m. |
| Notes: | Dracula benedictii has relatively small flowers at just under 8cm, inflorescence stems arise laterally or descending, 2-3 flowers per inflorescence are normal on average. |
