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Dracula chimaera

Dracula chimaera

Ready to bloom

  • Light:☀️
  • Temperature:🌡️
  • Water:
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  • Dormant phase: no
  • Location: Windowsill/greenhouse
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24,00€ - 24,00€
24,00€
24,00€ - 24,00€
24,00€

incl. German VAT plus shipping costs
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Delivery time:

DE: 2-3 business days (weather permitting)
EU: 3-5 business days (weather permitting)

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Description

Dracula chimaera

Name: Dracula chimaera, (Rchb. f.) Luer 1978
Synonyms:
Dracula senilis, (Rchb.f.) Luer 1978
Masdevallia backhousiana, Rchb.f 1879
Masdevallia chimaera, Rchb.f 1872
Masdevallia chimaera var. backhousiana, (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent 1889
Masdevallia chimaera var. senilis, (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent 1889
Masdevallia chimaera var. stupenda, (Rchb.f.) Stein 1892
Masdevallia senilis, Rchb.f. 1885
Masdevallia wallisii, Rchb.f var. stupenda Rchb.f 1875
Etymology:
chimaera = The name Chimaera is derived from a hybrid creature in Greek mythology. The Chimera is a fire-breathing monster, lion in front, goat in the middle, and dragon in the back, which was killed by Bellerophon. In a figurative sense, chimera also stands for a fantasy, absurdity, or figment of the imagination.
Origin: Colombia
Habitat:
terrestrial, lithophytic, and epiphytic in the cloud forests of the Pacific Andes at altitudes from 1400 to 2400m.
Notes:
Dracula chimaera has pendulous, horizontal, or upright flower stalks that can bear 3-4 large flowers sequentially at the tip