probably because Prostechea is feminine while Epidendrum must be neutral or masculine.

Hmm.. well mine was labeld as Encyclia cochleata so the second part had already been changed it seems. :dunno:

These names get so confusing. I understand why they get changed but it really confuses people like me.

I'm with you Rosie, gawd I wish they'd stop. Its a whole hobby just to try and keep up with the name changes. I pretty much just about ignore it now and enjoy the hobby without all the confusion :)

Tin, this is one of my favies, I love it!! :D
These guys are very cool, they can rebloom of the older spikes even years down the road.
I love their scents, they always seem to be something eh?

:D

Yup Tin thats pretty much the way mine worked for the first few years. I've had it for about 6 years now and its only in the last 1-1/2 it began doing this. Just hang on to it ... you'll probably see this to :)

I've seen these re-bloom as mentioned above, but I've also seen keikis form at the base and first node of old spikes, so definitely don't rush to cut back old spikes.

Wow I didn't know that it could keiki from old spikes. Thanks for letting us know. What a cool orchid!!

Wow, great to know about the re-blooming and the keikis. I'll definately be leaving the spikes on mine then.