Draculas disappointment

I got two new dracs last spring to try out - chimaera and simia. Just to see if I can grow them. They live in the basemnet where it is cooler than the rest of the house.

Well, they didn't die and do try to grow but here is what happens with new growth:



It is Dracula chimaera.
New growth starts, grows, grows and then becomes all ruffled. Then it just breaks off the plant. This is third new growth that came out with ruffles. Why??!!
Dracula simia does almost the same, well, her leaves are narrower, but same idea. The only dracula that grows normally - lotax.

I do let moss to go bone dry between waterings, maybe that is the problem?

I am going to keep it wet at all times now and see how the newest little nubbing turns out. If it will ruffle too - no more draculas for me!

Dracula chimaera

Dracula chimaera is the second dracula species that I bought to try out:



I already have Dracula lotax(considered as warmth tolerant) since last October and it is doing fine. I mean it didn't bloom or anything, but it is still alive and growing some new shots. I got Dracula chimaera in March from Ecuagenera too, but this one is marked as a cool grower, so I expected it to die, so I would know to stay away from all the cool growers.
Well, it didn't. As a matter of fact it started to grow a new shot too:



Probably the fact that basement where it lives doesn't go above 18C creates environment cool enough for Dracula chimaera. We'll see if it ever blooms.