[2] The orchid has large distinctive flowers; the sepals are rounded with the top corner pulled into a thin tail, which may extend up to 11 cm in length.

The large sepals dwarf the petals and lip of the flower, which are white in colour and marked with purple and pinkish veins respectively.

Dracula vampira is a large epiphyte, meaning that it does not grow in soil, it has many stems; the erect leaves are between 15 and 28 cm long.

[3] The generic name of this species - Dracula means little dragon, refers to the flower resembling a hooded vampire.

[4] This article incorporates text from the ARKive fact-file "Dracula vampira" under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and the GFDL.