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betoguerrero 03-23-2011 08:23 PM
DRACULA POLYPHEMUS
 
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ENJOY THIS BEAUTY DRACULA FROM MY COUNTRY...

Fishballs 03-23-2011 08:36 PM
What a Beauty. Looks quite large.

greenbean 03-24-2011 01:03 AM
Nice photos! Beautiful flower too!

The lip looks kind of like a rib cage, with an oversized vampire head on top. This one definitely belongs in the genus Dracula!

betoguerrero 03-25-2011 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by greenbean (Post 389409)
Nice photos! Beautiful flower too!

The lip looks kind of like a rib cage, with an oversized vampire head on top. This one definitely belongs in the genus Dracula!
Genus Dracula comes from DRAKOS=Dragon and the flowers are reminiscent of a dragons mouth... nothing in common with vampires....

betoguerrero 03-25-2011 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishballs (Post 389344)
What a Beauty. Looks quite large.
the center is about 7cm and the entire flower is about 20cm...

jrodpad 03-25-2011 02:20 PM
20cm! That's huge. Thanks so much for sharing - this is really different. Is there any way for you to post a picture of the whole orchid (not just the bloom)?

Thanks again.

- J

greenbean 03-25-2011 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by betoguerrero (Post 389706)
Genus Dracula comes from DRAKOS=Dragon and the flowers are reminiscent of a dragons mouth... nothing in common with vampires....
A good point. However, Vlad Dracul, also called Vlad the Dragon, was the father of Vlad Dracula the Impaler, upon whom Bram Stoker partially built the main character of his novel. So there is a connection whether that was the original inspiration for naming this genus "Dracula" or not.

Regardless I was simply pointing out the appearance of the flower as my imagination interpretted it and commenting on the appropriate, if coincidental, genus name, not the actual meaning of the genus name.

betoguerrero 03-28-2011 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jrodpad (Post 389734)
20cm! That's huge. Thanks so much for sharing - this is really different. Is there any way for you to post a picture of the whole orchid (not just the bloom)?

Thanks again.

- J
Sorry the flower is going to die...

Ysa 03-29-2011 08:27 PM
Wow thats a beautiful dracrula, great pictures! Congrats!

betoguerrero 03-29-2011 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ysa (Post 390773)
Wow thats a beautiful dracrula, great pictures! Congrats!
Thanks!!!


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