Description
Dracula roezlii ('Beta' x 'Cow Hollow'). Well-established, blooming-size plant in a 3" net pot. This is one of the very best clones of this species. I only have a few of these so when these are gone I won't have any more until 2023.
This is one of the most sought-after Dracula species! It's one of just a few species of "black orchids". In reality, they are not black, they just have so much purple pigment in the flowers that they appear black. Photos don't do them justice because they always look more purple in the pic than they do in person.
This species will produce up to 2-5 flowers in succession on each spike. Flowers are over 5-6" tip to tail! Beautiful color, shape, and size!
These plants are wonderful to own if you can give them what they want. Dracula culture is simple; 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 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.