Dracula

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Dracula morleyi (Jun 2025). This plant matches Luer and Dalstrom's drawing and description of Dracula morleyi in the Icones Pleurothallidarum. Also, it matches photos in several references: Harding's photo in the OW, an excellent photo in the IOSPE and photos in the orchidroots.com.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 22 cm tall, 30 cm wide

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1

Leaf Length: 22 cm

Leaf Width: 3.6 cm

Leaf Margin: smooth

Inflorescence Overall Length: 13 cm

Inflorescence Arrangement: pendant

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 12.5 cm

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 0.5 cm

Flower Natural Spread Length: 6.0

Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.0

Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2

Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.6

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 2.6

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.1

Lateral Sepals Length: 3.2

Lateral Sepals Width: 1.6

Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: 3.0

Lateral Sepals Caudae Width: 0.1

Petals Width: 0.3

Judging Center: Pacific Northwest

Award Number: 20255479

Award Date: June 01, 2025

Awarded As: AM

Award Description: One triangular flower and one bud on 11 variously mature inflorescences to 13.0 cm; flower hirsute, chartreuse, overlaid heavily with black-purple spots, mimicking large eyebrows and a heavy beard as in a monkey face; petals minute, spotted black; lip hinged, light pink; substance medium, texture matte.

Note from the grower: The lip matches that of Dracula morleyi as depicted in the drawing Icones Pleurothallidinarum X: Systematics of Dracula (attached). The painting from Thesaurus Dracularum 7 was sent by email to SITF. The plant was purchased from Ecuagenera about 5 years ago.

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