Platystele gerritseniana Lockhartia Its intriguing appearance and rarity

Its intriguing appearance and rarity make Dracula dalessandroi a prized species among collectors and a fascinating subject for those interested in the diverse world of orchids

A humidifier or a pebble tray can be used to boost moisture

These ovate or lance-shaped leaves are truly a work of art in themselves

Temperature: Thrives in warm conditions with temperatures of 18-26°C (65-79°F) year-round

Platystele gerritseniana Lockhartia Its intriguing appearance and rarityFound in Ecuador without locality as a mini miniature sized, cool to cold growing, caespitose epiphyte with terete ramicauls enveloped by 2 to 3, tubular, papaery sheaths and carrying a single, apcial, erect, coriaceous, obovate, obtuse, tridenticulate apex, narrowing below into the sulcate, petiolate base leaf that blooms in the summer on a flexuous, peduncle filiform, glabrous, . 68 to . 72" [1. 7 to 1. 8 cm] long, rachis filiform, glabrous, [2. 2