Dracula

Finding

The sepals, petals and caudae match the description of Dracula saulii. The key characteristic of D. saulii, besides the velutinous hairs covering the flower, is the unusual length of the dorsal cauda compared to the lateral caudae; in D. saulii, the dorsal tail is two to three times shorter than the length of the lateral tails; the dorsal cauda on this plant may not be quite half, but it is definitely much shorter than the lateral caudae. The only other species that appears close is D. adrianae, but all the caudae seem to be about the same length, as shown in the drawing.

PDFLinks:

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 26cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: single

Leaf Length: 26cm

Leaf Width: 1.4cm

Leaf Margin: entire, smooth

Leaf Shape: linear-lanceolate

Leaf Petiole Length: 0.8cm

Pseudobulb Root Tip: not visible

Inflorescence Overall Length: 13.0cm

Inflorescence Arrangement: pendent

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 13cm

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: single flowered

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 0.35cm

Ovary Length: 0.35cm

Ovary Width: 0.2cm

Ovary Shape: round

Ovary Color: chestnut

Ovary Texture: smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.2cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 6.8cm

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1cm

Dorsal Sepal Width: 3.5cm

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 2.7cm

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.1cm

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.1cm

Lateral Sepals Width: 5.3cm

Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: 3.9cm

Lateral Sepals Caudae Width: 0.1cm

Petals Length: 0.1cm

Petals Width: 0.2cm

Judging Center: Mid-American Judging Center

Award Number: 20234261

Award Date: January 28, 2023

Awarded As: Dracula saulii

Four fuzzy flowers and two developing buds on six pendant inflorescences, on a 17 cm by 26 cm plant mounted on a sphagnum attached to a porous ceramic tube; sepals fused, white marked chestnut on reverse, centrally covered with velutinous hairs, caudae chestnut reflexed 2.4-cm long; petals minute, brown; lip white constricted centrally, broadened distally; substance moderate; texture soft; recognized for rarity in cultivation.

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