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Dracula gigas

Author (Luer & Andreetta) Luer

Species 5 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 2 countries
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Care and culture for Dracula gigas Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
2,000–2,585m Elevation
9°C Day/night drop
1,753mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

1°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,753mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 24° 22–25 16° 12–16 141mm
Feb 24° 22–25 16° 12–17 140mm
Mar 24° 22–25 16° 12–17 162mm
Apr 25° 22–25 16° 12–17 206mm
May 25° 21–25 16° 12–17 195mm
Jun 25° 21–25 16° 12–17 128mm
Jul 24° 21–25 15° 11–16 67mm
Aug 24° 21–25 15° 11–16 91mm
Sep 24° 21–25 15° 11–16 131mm
Oct 24° 22–24 15° 12–16 182mm
Nov 24° 22–24 16° 12–16 168mm
Dec 24° 22–25 16° 12–16 145mm

Bloom Season

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Awards

AM / OCNZ 2020 'Zita Robinson'
83.17 points Exhibited by t brown
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HCC / OCNZ 2016 'Awapuni'
79.40 points Exhibited by g jackson
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AM / OCNZ 2013 'Moonscape'
80.75 points Exhibited by C & R Coles
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AM / OCNZ 2003 'Marie Elizabeth'
81.00 points
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Photo: Australian Orchid Council
AM / AOC 2002 'Spooky'
81.30 points Exhibited by Nicholas P. TAS 22 July 2002
Measurements
Flower size 150 × 125 mm Dorsal sepal 80 × 26 mm Lateral sepals 85 × 27 mm

Segments greyed orange 165D overlaid greyed orange 165A. Throat greyed yellow 160D. Caudae greyed orange 166A. Labellum pale pink striped darker shade. One flower. Stem 430mm.

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Hybrids from Dracula gigas

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