oh man, we had this very question in regards to another hybrid, and as e.s. pointed out it is still the same registered name. i find that really interesting, cause, especially in our case, the flower looks much different than the standard pics online. we attribute that mostly to one of the parents being a variation on the originally crossed species. so, i guess in the orchid world, if it doesn't get awards it won't get recognized! i suppose if the plant is outstanding enough on its own and gets awarded, then it could receive its own cultivar name. i sorta liken it to reciprocal crosses...should they be given the same cultivar name as the first award? they are not, afaik, so why should a new grex of the same old cross be named the same, especially if it has outstandingly different traits? but yeah, these are first world problems i suppose!!!
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