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

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

with slight differences in leaf shape and vein patterns

fragrant flowers that bloom in shades of pink

leathery leaves well suited to pot culture

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