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02-07-2013, 12:53 AM
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The Amazing Monkey Orchid
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02-07-2013, 12:08 PM
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Isnt this a Dracula looking like a monkeys face?
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02-07-2013, 12:28 PM
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Dracula sijmii, I believe. There's another species, D. simia, whose name (simia) actually refers to a monkey.
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I believe someone posted this on OB a while back and there was a lot of discussion about it and about the fact that everyone wanted to grow it.
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02-07-2013, 04:22 PM
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I love these - just wish I stood a chance of being able to grow them  |
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02-10-2013, 12:24 PM
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It looks possible to cultivate the species, although I wouldn't know where to begin! Here are some growing tips
The conservation organization of which I am a board member has a project in Colombia where we are protecting and restoring habitat for a species of Dracula orchid (not sure of the species though). Here's a photo of the Colombian Dracula orchid.
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02-18-2013, 10:50 PM
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Infact for me, all Dracula sp. look like monkey faces to me. Thats how I can tell them apart from other orchids. No exceptions yet. Every single Dracula I have seen on orchid board looks like a monkey face, some more than others.
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02-19-2013, 12:04 AM
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This looks to me like a photoshopped picture. The markings are far too vivid to be real.
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02-19-2013, 12:24 AM
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There are other similar pictures of this species online, so that photo, if photoshopped is probably a fair depiction of the flower.
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02-19-2013, 08:38 PM
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02-19-2013, 09:04 PM
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I've never seen one before, I think its cool looking
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