Bc. Binsosa & offspring, blooming together

[Royal]

Here is the popular Bc. Binosa 'Wabash Valley' (C. bicolor x B. nodosa) blooming with one of it's relatives. The first photo is of the Bc. Binosa. The second is my new Encycleyvola Surprise (Bc. Binosa x Encyclia plicata v. alba). The third and fourth photos are side-by-side for comparison.

Flower form and color are very similar. Bloom season is obviously similar. Main difference I can see is the larger lateral lobes on the lip of the Encycleyvola and the more solid yellowish color of it's petals and sepals. It's unifoliate (so far) and much smaller in stature. The Bc. Binosa has more green, a little mottling, is bifoliate, and is more of a standard Cat size.

Enjoy. I am!

[shakkai]

Wow! I love those lips! The Encycleyvola (what a mouth-ful that is to say!) is more my size, though.

[cb977]

Royal, I love Bc Binosa! I have one and it grows really well but I couldn't get it to re-bloom for me until now! A friend who bought one at the same time has had hers in bloom twice while mine just sat there. Right now it has 3 buds! I'm very excited!

thanks for posting yours...it gives me hope

[Chubidubi]

I love that combination of colors!!!

[Royal]

Oh yeah, Sue. I fell in love with this one early on in my orchid life. I've always had a thing for the odd ones.

The Encycleyvola Surprise turns out to be kind of like a mini version of the Bc. Binosa. Smaller stature, but nice sized flowers for the plant size. Also, there tends to be quite a bit of variablitly in this cross. The guys at Marble Branch Farms (where I got it) have a photo of the first seedling to bloom. It's very different from mine - purple/maroon sepals and petals instead of the green/yellow seen here. Neat.

[cb977]

This is what mine looked like when I bloomed it the first time. As I said, I finally got three buds on it but with everything being moved out of their usual places, I'm not sure they'll bloom

[Lorraine]

Nice growing Royal. Beautiful colors on both. I like the size of Encycleyvola Surprise. Can't wait to see it all grown up and filling the pot

[Royal]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

Nice growing Royal. Beautiful colors on both. I like the size of Encycleyvola Surprise. Can't wait to see it all grown up and filling the pot

Oh, you just can't wait for divisions up for trade.

[Lorraine]

Hmm, what a novel idea. Just let me know. I'm sure I'll have a "little" something down the road and past the detour

[Jkelee]

I WANT ONE!!!!

SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!