Product information "Dracula gorgona 'Xanthina'"
Name: | Dracula gorgona, (Veitch) Luer & R. Escobar 1978 'Xanthina' |
Synonyms: | Masdevallia chimaera var. gorgona, H.J.Veitch 1889 |
Etymology: | gorgona = In Greek mythology, the Gorgons are three winged terrifying creatures with snake hair that turn anyone who looks at them to stone. |
Propagation: | divisions |
Origin: | Colombia |
Habitat: | epiphytic on wet, mossy trees in the western Cordillera of Colombia in cloud forests at altitudes from 1800 to 2500 meters |
Notes: | Dracula gorgona has medium-sized flowers up to 15cm large. They produce terminally hanging or horizontal stems, up to 3 flowers can bloom in succession. |