Please note that plant may not currently be in spike or flower when shipped.
This species produces very small (about the size of a dime) flowers that truly have a monkey face! Flowers late winter for us and a plant the size of the one in this listing can produce 20-40 flower spikes all at once. Not only that, each flower spike will produce 2-5 flowers in succession over a period of a couple of months. The short flower spikes emerge around the margin of the plant and the flowers face down. When seen from below it looks like a pack of mini monkeys staring down at you! Best if hung up in a basket but this is one of the few Dracula species that can be grown in a pot on a table.These plants are wonderful to own if you can give them what they want.
Care: Minimum low temp of 46° F and a high of around 85°. Anything over 80°, keep the plant really wet. We like to water them morning and evening at least a couple of times a week in the summer. Folks with greenhouses that have swamp coolers grow them directly in front of the cooler. We give our plants lots of light in the winter and lots of shade in the summer.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3" net pot.
Beautiful honey tones, the hairs completely cover the flower, giving it a pearlescent effect. The fungus-like lip is hinged and moves in the slightest breeze. With very few exceptions, species in the genus Dracula produce pendant flower spikes, and we grow all the plants of this genus in hanging net pots.
Care: cool, moist, and shady. Minimum low temp of 46° F and a high of around 85°. Anything over 80°, keep the plant really wet. We give our draculas lots of light in the winter and lots of shade in the summer.
The nice thing about this group is if you can grow one Drac you can pretty much grow them all. Like their cousins the Masdevallias, when these plants are happy they grow like weeds and are prolific flowerers.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot. This is a unique and interesting Dracula. The first thing that stands out is the fact that it sends flower spikes up, not straight down, which is rare for this genus. The second thing you notice is the flower itself. The flower hangs down from the spike and the sepals are fused into a lantern-like shape. This, along with the bright orange color, draws a person in for a closer look. Then you notice the inside of the flower is completely covered in fuzzy hair! All in all, a neat addition to any cool to intermediate collection.Dracula sodiroi is also easier to grow than most Draculas because, since the flower spike grow upwards, you can grow it in a pot rather than a basket. This makes it easier to keep moist which, along with high humidity and good air movement, is essential for keeping this entire genus happy and healthy.
Dracuvallia Lucifer (Dracula vampira × Masdevallia veitchiana) . Blooming size divisions in a 3" pot.Beautiful large gold and orange flowers, orange from the veitchiana parent and faint stripes from the vampira parent. These plants are divisions of siblings so there will be slight variation in the flower color. The flowers tend to nod a bit so they are best displayed as a hanging plant slightly above eye level. Flowers summer-fall.Care: Cool to intermediate temps, shade to indirect light, regular year-round watering and light feeding. Do not let dry out! Prefers high humidity.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot. A plant this size will typically produce 20-30 flowers when it blooms. Very limited quantities!
A small, fast-growing plant that flowers repeatedly late fall-spring. Great for terrariums, vivariums, small grow spaces, and anyone who loves minis!
This is a lovely miniature species! Tiny Masdevallia-like flowers that have a light green background with red spots. Rarely seen for sale and is a great addition to any Pleurothallid or cool climate collection.
Care: Best kept on the cool side (but doesn't mind intermediate temps) and moist.
5 plugs for $27.50
In-house hybrid
Seed grown (there will be flower variations from plant to plant)
Parent plants pictured
Seedling in Plug, 6-9 months out of flask as of February 2025
Encyclia pentotis, now known as Anacheilium baculus. Well established 2-3 pseudobulb division with at least one new growth since repotting (for a total of at least 3 pseudobulbs).
I think this is one of the most beautiful flowers in the Encyclia "alliance". To me they look almost angelic. 2 Flowers are produced back to back one a 1-4" stem. Flowers are Approx 2" across. They have a strong, rich fragrance (I'd call it peppery honey/jasmine). This is one of our favorite fragrant species! Blooms late spring-early summer.
Care: Intermediate-warm temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall and dry periods and between light waterings with no fertilizer in the winter.
5 plants for $62.50
Blooming size divisions
2" Net pot
This is a blooming-size division of Encyclia polybulbon 'QBall' HCC/AOS.
The picture of the specimen/mother plant was taken Feb 2013 at the San Francisco Pacific Orchid Expo, one of the biggest orchid shows in the world. There it won a Certificate of Cultural Excellence, Best Cattleya Alliance by a professional grower, best Cattleya alliance of show, best specimen of show and was the runner up for best overall plant of show! Here's your chance to own a piece of a proven, genetically superior plant.
This species will grow in a climate ranging from cool to hot, and they prefer partial shade. Blooms from fall to early spring on a single flowered 1/2" to 1" long inflorescence and have a 1" wide fragrant flower!
Prefers to be mounted where it can crawl freely. Loves to mounted horizontally on a flat surface where it can form a mat.
Well established 2-3 pseudobulb division in 3.25" pot with at least one new growth since repotting (for a total of at least 3 pseudobulbs).
I think this is one of the most beautiful flowers in the Encyclia "alliance". Flowers are a little over 2" across. Lightly fragrant. This species flowers spring through fall, whenever new pseudobulbs mature. Blooms late spring-early summer.
Care: Intermediate-warm temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall and dry periods and between light waterings with no fertilizer in the winter.
Encyclia rhynchophora (syn. Hormidium rhynchphorum). Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.This is an interesting little Encyclia found in Mexico and down through Central America, usually at higher altitudes. Each pseudobulb/leaf reaches a height of approx. 12". The 12" flower spikes develop in mid-summer for us and produce 5-8 long-lasting, slender, star-shaped flowers the size of a silver dollar.Care: Cool-warm temps, bright indirect sunlight, regular watering, and light feeding spring-fall with a drier rest period in the winter.
Our newest hybrid! Epicattleya Redwood Sunset (Cattleya sophronitis x Epidendrum parkinsonianum). Well-established, near-blooming seedlings in 4" net pots. These plants should bloom in the next 12-18 months if they are kept happy.When hybridizing, it's rare that the resulting plant and flowers turn out the way you imagine them. Epc Redwood Sunset is exactly what we hoped for! The plant itself looks like a smaller version of Epi parkinsonianum with beautiful long (12+"), fleshy, lance-shaped, pendant blue-green leaves.The flowers have are slightly smaller than Epidendrum parkinsonianum but retain the same shape. But the color? It definitely comes from the Cattleya (Sophronitis) coccinea mom! All of the seedlings that have bloomed so far have produced orangey red flowers. Because these are seedlings and not clones, all the plants produce slightly different flowers. The biggest variable has been in the color, which ranges from orange-red to deep red. All of the plants have produced 2 flowers per spike. and they flower anytime a leaf matures, which can happen multiple times a year.These are durable plants! It needs to hung in a basket or mounted because of its pendant growth habit. They do not like to be repotted or divided and the roots like to hang in the air, similar to a Vanda.Care: Prefers cool-intermediate temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and light feeding year-round, with a short dry period in between waterings.
Available Summer 2021.
Epidendrum calanthum. Miniature Reed Stem Species. Well-established blooming size plant in a 2" pot. This is just a nice, easy, tiny reed stem species Epidendrum that makes a great first plant or addition to any collection. The plant never gets more than 2' tall (minus the keikis) and the flower spikes add an additional 8-10". These plants are currently flowering for the first time and none are more than 10" tall! Flowers continuously spring-fall. I will send the plants out with the flower spike on them. We'll do everything we can to protect the blooms during shipping. Please remember you are buying the plant, not the flowers!Care is easy. Moderate to bright light, cold to hot temps, lots of water in the summer and very little in the winter. Feed it when you remember.
