These ‘Monkey Face Orchid Flowers’ Are Fascinating (And Very Appropriately Named!)
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Yes, Dracula Simia are hard to care for. The biggest road block in growing this choosy plant is that it takes seven years of dedication to see it through to flowering!
The soil needs to be kept quite moist, so you don’t need to worry about over-watering this plant. It needs to be misted as well. Further, try to keep it out of the sun, as the monkey face orchid grows in shade of cloud forests and will not do well with direct sunlight.
As for why it’s called “Dracula”, the scientific name of the flower literally means “little dragon”. They named it that because of the blood-red colour of several of the species. Plus, the strange little spurs of the “sepals” are quite dramatic, also contributing to the name.
Yes, Dracula Simia are hard to care for. The biggest road block in growing this choosy plant is that it takes seven years of dedication to see it through to flowering!
The soil needs to be kept quite moist, so you don’t need to worry about over-watering this plant. It needs to be misted as well. Further, try to keep it out of the sun, as the monkey face orchid grows in shade of cloud forests and will not do well with direct sunlight.
As for why it’s called “Dracula”, the scientific name of the flower literally means “little dragon”. They named it that because of the blood-red colour of several of the species. Plus, the strange little spurs of the “sepals” are quite dramatic, also contributing to the name.
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05 March 2024
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