Dracula gigas f. xanthina Tillandsia Best grown mounted on tree

Best grown mounted on tree fern or cork bark to allow roots to dry quickly between waterings

and the compact lip adds a neat

Watering: Keep growing medium consistently moist during growing season

Floral Characteristics: Phragmipedium Zapatilla de la Virgen displays elegant slipper-shaped flowers with green and burgundy coloration

spreading sepals that radiate symmetrically

Dracula gigas f. xanthina Tillandsia Best grown mounted on treeThe yellow form of one of the largest flowered species in the genus, native to the cloud forests of Ecuador. It produces pendant flowers on drooping inflorescences, with broad triangular sepals tapering into long tails and a prominent fungus mimicking lip all in a distinctive, unpigmented xanthic coloration. Light: Low to medium indirect light with 7080% shade cloth; avoid any direct sun exposure. Temperature: 5065F (1018C); a cool grower requiring