Some of the flower spikes blasted but one at least made it! Smaller than a thumb nail!

Tommy! What a cute face on that Dracula!

Yay!!

Ohh, that is really cool!!

Oh you lucky devil! I tried a few Draculas many years ago it was just too hot for them here

Congratulations!!!
That is fantastic. Great job!!

It may seem silly for me to advise you on how to grow Dracula's tommy since you have bloomed one but, make sure you keep your humidity levels up once they spike. The spikes have a tendency to abort if the humidity goes too low.
Along with that notion, keep your watering schedule tight and you might produce more blooms that open. However it is still a great job on your part.
Lotax is known for being a red spotted white flower with red tipped caudae or tails. They possess that cute little 🐵 monkey face inside the flower. I love it.

I wanted to grow these and Masdevallias in a big way. I did a lot of research and tried to select ones that were the most heat tolerant but none of them made it.

Gina try Masdevallia tonduzii I think it is and it's hybrids. That one might make it.
Try a little early morning sun but only from November through March. Otherwise bright and near a fan! Straight sphagnum moss and keep them damp, never let them dry out!

BigBill said:Congratulations!!!
That is fantastic. Great job!!

It may seem silly for me to advise you on how to grow Dracula's tommy since you have bloomed one but, make sure you keep your humidity levels up once they spike. The spikes have a tendency to abort if the humidity goes too low.
Along with that notion, keep your watering schedule tight and you might produce more blooms that open. However it is still a great job on your part.
Lotax is known for being a red spotted white flower with red tipped caudae or tails. They possess that cute little 🐵 monkey face inside the flower. I love it.

Thanks for the tips Bill. Humidity where is originally was is 50-60% (temps between 50 & 60F.) and I was still getting blasting. I moved it to a slightly warmer location and left my second pot of them in the cooler room.

Gina1960 said:Oh you lucky devil! I tried a few Draculas many years ago it was just too hot for them here

Don't feel bad. I had a 'Cordobae' that produced one bloom last year and then the plant died on me.

The humidity needs to be more like 70-80%.

Lovely bloom!

I love to see Dracula's during orchid shows, I know I don't have the proper environement for it to thrive here, so I never attempted to grow it. Happy to see at least one made it! A real treasure for you!

I did and it was a complete exercise in futility