Product information "Dracula vespertilio"
Name: | Dracula vespertilio, (Rchb. f.) Luer 1978 |
Synonyms: | Masdevallia vespertilio, Rchb.f. 1873 |
Etymology: | vespertilius = bat-like |
Propagation: | divisions |
Origin: | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador |
Habitat: | Epiphytic on mossy trees in montane wet forests at elevations of about 1500-1800m. |
Notes: | Dracula vespertilio belongs to the large-flowered Draculas, the flowers can reach up to 12cm in diameter.The inflorescence stems grow downward and almost always bear only one terminal flower. |