Can Dracula come back from the dead ?

[niccinel]

Hi all
I was given some small 1 and 2 leaf divisions of a few Draculas. Some have made new growth but others failed and lost all foliage to leaf drop. I threw the failed pots for fear of further losses but now I'm wondering if it was possible for some re-incarnation.
Drac is the undead after all haha.
For what it's worth the failures were all either hitzii or erythrochaete. Three of each !!! Seems a bit much of a coincedence when all others such as vampyra ,gigas ,velutina etc, have all done o.k.
Regards Mark

[WhiteRabbit]

I don't grow any Dracs, but I would think that it's possible that the growth, while leafless, might not be dead.

Hopefully some members that have experience with the genus will chime in.

[Subrosa]

Is it all dead, or just mostly dead?

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Is it all dead, or just mostly dead?

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Re: death:

I'll see your Miracle Max and raise you a Monty Python:

Mrs Conclusion: Hello, Mrs Premise.
Mrs Premise: Hello, Mrs Conclusion.
Mrs Conclusion: Busy day?
Mrs Premise: Busy! I've just spent four hours burying the cat.
Mrs Conclusion: Four hours to bury a cat?
Mrs Premise: Yes! It wouldn't keep still, wriggling about howling its head off.
Mrs Conclusion: Oh - it wasn't dead then?
Mrs Premise: Well, no, no, but it's not at all a well cat . . .

Have to admit that Miracle Max is closer to the mark. Regarding Dracula, if there is green, there is still hope. If you stake the plants, I suggest plastic instead of wood.

[niccinel]

All foliage leaf dropped but wondered if it was possible to come back from roots as perrennials would. Probably a bit optimistic as there is nothing to photosynthesize.
Mark

[Tindomul]

Love that scene with miracle max. I used it to teach tree anatomy once. Amazing how well that quote fits with plants.

I only grow one Drac and my experience is that once it starts to go down hill, that's it. How did yours fare?