Dracula Orchids: How ALTITUDE Influences Their Care
You’ve probably heard of a monkey-faced orchid and aren’t sure if someone was just pulling your leg, or if they are in fact, “a thing”.Monkey-faced orchids are real and they’re denominated Dracula orchids.To care for Dracula orchids (or monkey-faced orchids), you need to provide low light conditions, around 1,200 fc to 2,000 fc, a humidity range of above 70% preferably between 75-80%. They prefer cool growing environments between 50 to 77F (10 to 25 C) . Dracula orchids hardly like any fertilizer, but grow with daily waterings, and lots of cool air movement. If you want the full explanation of this video in writing, go to https://orchideria.com/dracula-orchids/ On Orchideria.com, you can find more in-depth guides and all the access to our information, tutorials, guides, and much more... all for free! Happy Cultivating! ______________________ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00-0:24 Introduction 0:24-0:55 Dracula Orchid Name & Origin 0:55-2:25 How Dracula Orchids Live in their Natural Habitat 2:25-3:59 Artificial Lighting for Indoor Setups 3:59-4:28 How Altitude Influences Temperature 4:28-4:44 How Altitude Influences Humidity 4:44-5:43 Fragrance and Common Dracula Orchids 5:43-6:45 Watering in a Terrarium: How a False Bottom is Crucial 6:45-7:19 Cool Mist Humidifiers Create Great High Altitude Environments 7:19-7:43 Airflow Prevents Fungus, Bacteria, and Other Yucky Stuff from Growing 7:43-9:11 Fertilizing Dracula Orchids 9:11-10:03 Potting Media for Dracula Orchids 10:03-10:58 How Pollinators Influence Fragrance in Dracula Orchids 10:58-11:16 Crosses & Divisions 11:16-12:19 When to Repot and Divide a Dracula Orchid 12:19-12:34 Thank you for Watching!! __________ HASHTAGS: #orchidcare #orchid #Orchideria #AmandaMatthews _______________________ SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: https://orchideria.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchideria.orchid.terrariums Instagram (Orchideria): https://www.instagram.com/orchideria.orchid.terrariums/ Instagram (Amanda Matthews - personal): https://www.instagram.com/amanda_june_matthews/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Orchideria/ ________________ DISCLAIMER: This YouTube Channel is the by-product of extensive research on how to recreate that environment inside my home. By no means do I consider myself an expert but I'm an avid learner and willing to share the little I know with others. There are thousands of different ways to care for orchids, and the more we share, the more we learn. What started out as a hobby has now grown into a passion, producing an online resource of quality information on how to connect with nature. If you'd like to see the uncommon story of my life and how I ended up overseas in the first place, check out my memoir on Amazon, Shattered Sanctuary. ( https://amzn.to/3oFnt99 ) Also, I just released my new orchid book, Orchid Journey. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3fZKX7J . _______ About Affiliate Links: Orchideria.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies, with no extra cost to you. By clicking on the link provided in the description or comments, I earn an extra cup of coffee.________PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO: The products below are the products I used. I was sponsored by EK Ennoking and want to thank them for providing the lights. Everything else, I purchased. :) EK Ennoking Grow Lights: https://amzn.to/2UU1jXTCool-Mist Humidifier: https://amzn.to/3jpfugMComputer Fan (CPU): https://amzn.to/3yoN5fp--MUSIC, VIDEO, and IMAGE CREDITS:I want to thank the producers who share their work. All the images and music are copyright free, but I would like to thank each one here for their help. -Videos by Yaroslav Shuraev, Sakura Studio Videoproduktion, and James Cheney from Pexels -Pictures all by CC BY-SA 2.0,: Dracula vampira full by Orchid Junkie, Dracula simia, the Monkey Face Orchid by Dick Culbert , File 2010 Pacific Orchid Expo 07 jpg by ShakataGaNai, 0 209 by zugzug, Dracula felix _01 More likely...Dracula mantissa by scott36, and Dracula iricolor insitu by luis perez.-Music: Scandinavianz - Sunset Beach
You’ve probably heard of a monkey-faced orchid and aren’t sure if someone was just pulling your leg, or if they are in fact, “a thing”.Monkey-faced orchids are real and they’re denominated Dracula orchids.To care for Dracula orchids (or monkey-faced orchids), you need to provide low light conditions, around 1,200 fc to 2,000 fc, a humidity range of above 70% preferably between 75-80%. They prefer cool growing environments between 50 to 77F (10 to 25 C) . Dracula orchids hardly like any fertilizer, but grow with daily waterings, and lots of cool air movement. If you want the full explanation of this video in writing, go to https://orchideria.com/dracula-orchids/ On Orchideria.com, you can find more in-depth guides and all the access to our information, tutorials, guides, and much more... all for free! Happy Cultivating! ______________________ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00-0:24 Introduction 0:24-0:55 Dracula Orchid Name & Origin 0:55-2:25 How Dracula Orchids Live in their Natural Habitat 2:25-3:59 Artificial Lighting for Indoor Setups 3:59-4:28 How Altitude Influences Temperature 4:28-4:44 How Altitude Influences Humidity 4:44-5:43 Fragrance and Common Dracula Orchids 5:43-6:45 Watering in a Terrarium: How a False Bottom is Crucial 6:45-7:19 Cool Mist Humidifiers Create Great High Altitude Environments 7:19-7:43 Airflow Prevents Fungus, Bacteria, and Other Yucky Stuff from Growing 7:43-9:11 Fertilizing Dracula Orchids 9:11-10:03 Potting Media for Dracula Orchids 10:03-10:58 How Pollinators Influence Fragrance in Dracula Orchids 10:58-11:16 Crosses & Divisions 11:16-12:19 When to Repot and Divide a Dracula Orchid 12:19-12:34 Thank you for Watching!! __________ HASHTAGS: #orchidcare #orchid #Orchideria #AmandaMatthews _______________________ SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: https://orchideria.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchideria.orchid.terrariums Instagram (Orchideria): https://www.instagram.com/orchideria.orchid.terrariums/ Instagram (Amanda Matthews - personal): https://www.instagram.com/amanda_june_matthews/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Orchideria/ ________________ DISCLAIMER: This YouTube Channel is the by-product of extensive research on how to recreate that environment inside my home. By no means do I consider myself an expert but I'm an avid learner and willing to share the little I know with others. There are thousands of different ways to care for orchids, and the more we share, the more we learn. What started out as a hobby has now grown into a passion, producing an online resource of quality information on how to connect with nature. If you'd like to see the uncommon story of my life and how I ended up overseas in the first place, check out my memoir on Amazon, Shattered Sanctuary. ( https://amzn.to/3oFnt99 ) Also, I just released my new orchid book, Orchid Journey. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3fZKX7J . _______ About Affiliate Links: Orchideria.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies, with no extra cost to you. By clicking on the link provided in the description or comments, I earn an extra cup of coffee.________PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO: The products below are the products I used. I was sponsored by EK Ennoking and want to thank them for providing the lights. Everything else, I purchased. :) EK Ennoking Grow Lights: https://amzn.to/2UU1jXTCool-Mist Humidifier: https://amzn.to/3jpfugMComputer Fan (CPU): https://amzn.to/3yoN5fp--MUSIC, VIDEO, and IMAGE CREDITS:I want to thank the producers who share their work. All the images and music are copyright free, but I would like to thank each one here for their help. -Videos by Yaroslav Shuraev, Sakura Studio Videoproduktion, and James Cheney from Pexels -Pictures all by CC BY-SA 2.0,: Dracula vampira full by Orchid Junkie, Dracula simia, the Monkey Face Orchid by Dick Culbert , File 2010 Pacific Orchid Expo 07 jpg by ShakataGaNai, 0 209 by zugzug, Dracula felix _01 More likely...Dracula mantissa by scott36, and Dracula iricolor insitu by luis perez.-Music: Scandinavianz - Sunset Beach