| Name: | Dracula houtteana, (Rchb. f.) Luer 1978 |
| Synonyms: | Dracula callifera, (Schltr.) Luer 1978 |
| Etymology: | houtteana = Louis Benoît van Houtte (1810 - 1876) was a Belgian botanist, plant collector and nursery owner. With Charles Morren, he published the monthly L'Horticulteur Belge, the first journal devoted to Belgian horticulture. In addition to numerous collecting trips, he later ran a seed and flower shop in Brussels, where he also traded in bulbs and garden tools |
| Propagation: | divisions |
| Origin: | Colombia |
| Habitat: | epiphytic in the western Cordillera, widespread from wet to moist cloud forest at altitudes from 1300 to 2400m |
| Notes: | Dracula houtteana is a very narrow-leaved, compact-growing Dracula that can produce a lot of 5 x 5cm flowers on slightly drooping inflorescences when cultivated very well. Dracula houtteana needs good humidity otherwise the plant easily develops black tips on the leaves.. |
Dracula houtteana
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- Location: Windowsill/Greenhouse/Orchid cabinet
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