Dracula chimaera

Author (Rchb.f.) Luer

Species 2 awards
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 5 countries
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Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
400–2,131m Elevation
9°C Day/night drop
2,090mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

5°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

2,090mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 24° 21–25 14° 12–16 97mm
Feb 24° 21–26 14° 12–16 106mm
Mar 24° 21–26 15° 12–16 146mm
Apr 24° 21–26 15° 13–17 218mm
May 24° 21–25 15° 13–17 228mm
Jun 24° 21–25 14° 12–17 178mm
Jul 24° 22–26 14° 12–16 123mm
Aug 24° 22–25 14° 12–16 162mm
Sep 23° 21–25 14° 12–16 190mm
Oct 23° 20–24 14° 12–16 267mm
Nov 23° 20–24 14° 12–16 230mm
Dec 23° 21–25 14° 12–16 148mm

Bloom Season

Based on 21 Dracula awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Awards

AM / OCNZ 2002 'Brown Giant'
80.40 points
View on OCNZ website ↗
Photo: Australian Orchid Council
CBM / AOC 2000 'Blood-Shot'
0.00 points Exhibited by Martin M. & K. QLD 21 May 2000 QOS Show
Measurements
Flower size 131 × 73 mm Petals 2 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 86 × 15 mm Lateral sepals 90 × 18 mm Lip 12 × 10 mm

Segments greyed purple 187B, hairs yellow-green 151D. Labellum orange-red 29B. One flower. Stem 200mm.

View on AOC website ↗

Hybrids from Dracula chimaera

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As pollen parent

Synonyms

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