Dracula simia Araceae is a stunning tropical tuber

is a stunning tropical tuber prized for its heart-shaped

A primary hybrid of Cattleya violacea × Laelia splendida

The sepals and petals are broad and spreading with a firm

Water when growing medium approaches dryness

Dracula simia Araceae is a stunning tropical tuberA cool growing epiphytic orchid from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing pendant flowers on drooping scapes that emerge from the base of the plant. The broadly rounded, concave lateral sepals have a dense papillose texture and terminate in slender elongated tails, while the small mushroom shaped labellum at the center creates the unmistakable primate like facial arrangement that has made this the most iconic species in the genus. Light: Low to