Stanhopea nigripes Cochleanthes Use a coarse

Use a coarse

Direct sun must be avoided as it will scorch the delicate

which can damage the delicate foliage

Watering: Keep the substrate consistently moist but avoid overwatering

Dracula have no pseudobulbs and cannot tolerate drought

Stanhopea nigripes Cochleanthes Use a coarseA fragrant epiphyte from the cloud forests of South America, producing large pendulous flowers with a broad hooded dorsal sepal, spreading lateral sepals, and a sculptural lip featuring a prominent black ocellate spot on the hypochile the defining feature referenced in the species name nigripes, meaning "black footed." It grows as a robust plant with large pleated leaves and pendulous inflorescences that emerge from the base of the pseudobulbs. Light: