SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dracula spp.

KNOWN AS: Dracula Orchid, Monkey-Face Orchid, Little Dragon Orchid 

CLIMATE (LOCATION): Central and South America (Mainly Ecuador & Colombia) | High-Altitude Cloud Forests

DESCRIPTION: Named after the Latin word for "little dragon" (though the gothic vampire allusions fit perfectly), the Dracula Orchid is an exotic genus of over 110 species. They lack the thick water-storing pseudobulbs of common orchids, growing instead in dense, leafy tufts with a fragile texture. The blooms are wildly theatrical, featuring three large sepals that narrow into long, dramatic "tails" or whiskers, with inner petals. Many species push their flower spikes downward or horizontally out of the bottom of the plant.