Dracula inaequalis (Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar

[mrobert]

Rosim- can you give me an idea of the temperature ranges you have cultivated this under? I'm on the fence about getting into draculas.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by mrobert

Rosim- can you give me an idea of the temperature ranges you have cultivated this under? I'm on the fence about getting into draculas.

Hi, Mrobert! I'm reproducing part of a message I posted times ago with the general info on the climate I'm under. If you need anything else, just let me know.

"... the general climate can be said subtropical, with the four seasons well defined. Summer is hot and rainy. It rains almost every day, especially in the afternoons, keeping the air humidity almost always around, or above 80%. Temps can reach 85-95ºF during the day. Light intensity is huge when the sun shines freely, but clouds covering the skies are common in this time of the year, reducing the intensity a little. Winter is the dry, cold, windy season. Air humidity often drops to the level of 20%, or the desert-like level of 12% sometimes. Temps, during the day, vary from 60 to 75ºF, but the region is under the influence of cold waves coming from the South Pole that make the temps drop as low as 40-45ºF at night, especially in the dawn. The day shortens (the night falls at 5 p.m.), the sun inclines deeply, thus reducing the luminosity, but the skies are always blue, with no trace of clouds. The spring and the autumn are transitional between these two."

[charmbutterfly]

Its such a cool flower!! If you stare at it long enough it seems like its coming closer to take a bite

[mrobert]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Hi, Mrobert! I'm reproducing part of a message I posted times ago with the general info on the climate I'm under. If you need anything else, just let me know.

"... the general climate can be said subtropical, with the four seasons well defined. Summer is hot and rainy. It rains almost every day, especially in the afternoons, keeping the air humidity almost always around, or above 80%. Temps can reach 85-95ºF during the day. Light intensity is huge when the sun shines freely, but clouds covering the skies are common in this time of the year, reducing the intensity a little. Winter is the dry, cold, windy season. Air humidity often drops to the level of 20%, or the desert-like level of 12% sometimes. Temps, during the day, vary from 60 to 75ºF, but the region is under the influence of cold waves coming from the South Pole that make the temps drop as low as 40-45ºF at night, especially in the dawn. The day shortens (the night falls at 5 p.m.), the sun inclines deeply, thus reducing the luminosity, but the skies are always blue, with no trace of clouds. The spring and the autumn are transitional between these two."

Interesting! I guess that it is heat tolerant!

[Tindomul]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Hi, Mrobert! I'm reproducing part of a message I posted times ago with the general info on the climate I'm under. If you need anything else, just let me know.

"... the general climate can be said subtropical, with the four seasons well defined. Summer is hot and rainy. It rains almost every day, especially in the afternoons, keeping the air humidity almost always around, or above 80%. Temps can reach 85-95ºF during the day. Light intensity is huge when the sun shines freely, but clouds covering the skies are common in this time of the year, reducing the intensity a little. Winter is the dry, cold, windy season. Air humidity often drops to the level of 20%, or the desert-like level of 12% sometimes. Temps, during the day, vary from 60 to 75ºF, but the region is under the influence of cold waves coming from the South Pole that make the temps drop as low as 40-45ºF at night, especially in the dawn. The day shortens (the night falls at 5 p.m.), the sun inclines deeply, thus reducing the luminosity, but the skies are always blue, with no trace of clouds. The spring and the autumn are transitional between these two."

Sounds like Florida.