These ‘Monkey Face Orchid Flowers’ Are Fascinating (And Very Appropriately Named!)
The Monkey Faced Dracula Orchid May Be The Most Appropriately Named Plant In The World
First of all, I had no idea that there was an entire sub-culture of the internet dedicated to orchids. Second, how does this monkey face orchid look so much like a monkey?
Nature is so incredible. However, my cynicism popped up on this one… was this flower crafted in a lab? Did men in white coats decide that an orchid would look cool with a monkey face on it, and then go about splitting genes or whatever to make it happen?
The orchid known as Dracula Simia is also called the dracula orchid, or the monkey faced dracula orchid. And it turns out that it was not created in a lab by monkey-and-orchid-obsessed scientists.
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Believe it or not, these incredible flowers do in fact grow in the wild. The monkey face orchid is only found in the cloud forests of Peru and southeastern Ecuador.
Further, they only grow at altitudes of more than 3,000 feet! The plant itself blooms in any season, although it is quite picky when it comes to optimal conditions.
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