{"id":917,"date":"2019-04-20T09:18:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T09:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2019-04-20T09:18:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T09:18:04","slug":"dracula-orchid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/","title":{"rendered":"Dracula Orchid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li><strong>Scientific      name:<\/strong> Dracula      orchis (Dracula Orchid)<\/li><li><strong>Common      name:<\/strong> \u00a0Dragon      Orchid or also Dracula Orchid<\/li><li><strong>Origin:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela      (South of Mexico, to Peru)<\/li><li><strong>Type of      orchid<\/strong>\u00a0:      Epiphyte and terrestrial<\/li><li><strong>Flowering:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Summer<\/li><li><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Low lighting, no direct sun<\/li><li><strong>Irrigation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Daily, or every other day<\/li><li><strong>Humidity:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0High      70% -100%<\/li><li><strong>Level      of difficulty:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Medium<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Dracula orchids,<\/strong>\u00a0also known as Dragon orchids, are a group of orchids that were originally in the group of\u00a0Masdevallia\u00a0, which were separated in 1978 to give rise to the\u00a0current group.\u00a0<br> Currently\u00a0<strong>there are some 90 different species accepted<\/strong>\u00a0, originating in Central America and Northwest of the Andes, with a large presence in Colombia and Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table Of Contents <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1\u00a0Characteristics of Dracula orchids<\/li><li>2\u00a0Care of the Dracula orchids<ul><li>2.1\u00a0Location<\/li><li>2.2\u00a0Watering and humidity<\/li><li>2.3\u00a0Temperature<\/li><li>2.4 How to fertilize?<\/li><li>2.5\u00a0Pots suitable for Dracula orchids<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>3\u00a0Product available at Amazon.es<\/li><li>4\u00a0Buy Orchid Dracula<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Characteristics of Dracula Orchid Plant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>They   are <strong>epiphytic and      terrestrial orchids of small size<\/strong>\u00a0, with      large and hanging flowers, which we could call unusual.<\/li><li>Its flowers      usually appear uniquely and have a warty texture.\u00a0Another      characteristic feature of the flowers of Dracula orchids is that,\u00a0<strong>inside the flower, two spots appear that give the      sensation of being two eyes.\u00a0<\/strong><br>      There is more to say that one of its most famous varieties is      the orchid Dracula simia, also called\u00a0<strong>&#8220;monkey face&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>They have      short and crawling rhizomes<\/strong>\u00a0, of      which short and erect buds appear, forming single-leafed, thin clusters      with a characteristic well-defined central nerve.<\/li><li><strong>They lack      pseudobulbs, it<\/strong>\u00a0is the      leaves that perform the task of storing nutrients.<\/li><li>The flowers      are very colorful, hanging mostly, although in some species they can be      erect.\u00a0As I have described before, they are very original and      striking.\u00a0<br>      They appear solitary, although in succession,\u00a0<strong>being able to offer 5 or 6 consecutive blooms.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dracula-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Care of Dracula Orchid Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are the happy owner of a Dracula orchid, you are probably interested in knowing how to perpetuate it in time, which is\u00a0<strong>what you must do to keep them beautiful and\u00a0flourish every year\u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most important\npoints for the care of any orchid is to&nbsp;<strong>choose its location properly.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\nWe are talking about orchids that in their natural state are found\nin humid forests.&nbsp;At home they need low to medium lighting.&nbsp;<br>\n<strong>Its ideal location would be in a window where it does\nnot receive sunlight directly,<\/strong>&nbsp;facing north\nor east.&nbsp;<br>\nWe can also place it in a well-lit room, but where something away\nfrom the window, where it does not receive direct light.&nbsp;<br>\nIf the orchid does not bloom at the time and the overall\nappearance is good, you may need more light.&nbsp;Once you change it to a more\nluminous place, keep an eye out to avoid problems due to excess light.<br>\n<strong>We would know that it has a lot of light if there are\nbrown or yellow spots on its leaves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Watering and humidity<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These orchids\u00a0<strong>are somewhat delicate in terms of irrigation.\u00a0<\/strong><br> The ideal is to water every day in warm periods and every two days or so, in autumn-winter, when it is not so hot.\u00a0<br> They prefer water without chlorine, they\u00a0<strong>are quite sensitive to salts dissolved in water, so it is advisable to use bottled\u00a0water\u00a0or\u00a0water treated with osmosis\u00a0.\u00a0<\/strong><br> In terms of humidity, they\u00a0<strong>need very high humidity, between 70% and 100%.\u00a0<\/strong>We may need to add a humidifier, but always with the precaution that air circulation is good, so that a high humidity does not degenerate in the\u00a0presence of fungi\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Temperature<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They need rather cool\ntemperatures to be in perfect condition.&nbsp;<br>\n<strong>Its temperature during the day should be in the\nenvironment of 20\u00baC,<\/strong>&nbsp;to go to a\nrange of between 12\u00baC and 14\u00baC during the night.&nbsp;<br>\nWe must try that the temperature range does not oscillate in\nexcess,&nbsp;<strong>watching that the\ntemperatures are not excessively high<\/strong>&nbsp;because the orchid would not support it well, not to mention that it\ncan dry quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dracula-2.jpg\" alt=\"dracula orchid\" class=\"wp-image-317\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>How to Fertilize?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dracula orchid\u00a0<strong>can and should be fertilized throughout the year. <\/strong><br> The fertilizer must be specific to orchids and well balanced.\u00a0Be careful to add it in the irrigation, or after watering, to avoid the accumulation of salts in the roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Pots suitable for orchids Dracula<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These orchids will be perfect\nin&nbsp;<strong>mesh-type pots,<\/strong>&nbsp;which allow the air to circulate well between their roots &#8230; also\ntaking the precaution that the substrate will dry very quickly and that the\norchid does not have just nutrient storage organs, which implies frequent\nwatering .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The orchid should be replanted\napproximately every two years, always at the beginning of spring, before the\nflowering begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Buy Dracula Orchid Plants<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is possible that after reading the article, you want to know where you could get a Dracula orchid. In stores it will not be easy, but you can buy Dracula orchid plants online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific name: Dracula orchis (Dracula Orchid) Common name: \u00a0Dragon Orchid or also Dracula Orchid Origin:\u00a0\u00a0Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela (South of Mexico, to Peru) Type of orchid\u00a0: Epiphyte and terrestrial Flowering:\u00a0\u00a0Summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dracula Orchid - My Garden Guide<\/title>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dracula Orchid - My Garden Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scientific name: Dracula orchis (Dracula Orchid) Common name: \u00a0Dragon Orchid or also Dracula Orchid Origin:\u00a0\u00a0Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela (South of Mexico, to Peru) Type of orchid\u00a0: Epiphyte and terrestrial Flowering:\u00a0\u00a0Summer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"My Garden Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-20T09:18:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dracula-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/\",\"name\":\"My Garden Guide\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\",\"name\":\"Dracula Orchid - My Garden Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-20T09:18:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-20T09:18:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ebb148e2fe44ee194fcdf67809f731c8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/dracula-orchid\/\",\"name\":\"Dracula Orchid\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ebb148e2fe44ee194fcdf67809f731c8\",\"name\":\"Don Burke\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/234034b128a4aaaba0ab0f466899423a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/234034b128a4aaaba0ab0f466899423a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Don Burke\"},\"description\":\"I am Don Burke, one of the authors at My Garden Guide.\\u00a0 I am a horticulturist that cultivates, grows, and cares for plants, ranging from shrubs and fruits to flowers. 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