Hybrid or species? What is it?

[Orchidbyte]

Have had this orchid several years, in the last two years it has made very nice growth and roots and now this very nice Catt. Hybrid or an Epi. Enc. Species or hybrid.



No label came with plant, I got a couple of boxes of orchids on CL, all were tagged except this one and it was in poor shape.



Please help find this plant a name, the plant is so sad not knowing who it is.



Thank you in advance.

[801229001]

Its a really nice flower! its most likely a hybrid. just call it a noid. there are too many catt/epi hybrids to id it as many can look EXACTLY the SAME. It does look like it has some rhyncholaelia digbyana in it .

[Bulbofett]

Looks like it has some Brassavola cucullata influence. Very beautiful plant whatever it is. Is it fragrant?

[euplusia]

It may be a hybrid with Rhyncholaelia or Brassavola involved, but my guess is a hybrid with Epidendrum ciliare.

[Orchidbyte]

After lots of searching I think it is Epidendrum parkinsonianum x Brassavola digbyana, I found this website with a picture of plant and flower and they both fit. Plant looks identical and flower is very close ymthe closest I have been able to find.

The web link to look at and see if you agree is:

Epidendrum parkinsonianum x Brassavola digbyana :

[Tschimm]

Could be.
The Brassavola is now called Rhyncholaelia digbyana though.

[Orchidbyte]

Originally Posted by Tschimm

Could be.
The Brassavola is now called Rhyncholaelia digbyana though.

Ya, I know that but am an old timer and just use to that name.

[euplusia]

Good find. From Epi. parkinsonianum I would have exspected a pendant growth habit, but it might have inherited the habit of the digbyana instead.

[Orchidbyte]

Originally Posted by euplusia

Good find. From Epi. parkinsonianum I would have exspected a pendant growth habit, but it might have inherited the habit of the digbyana instead.

That's what threw me of at first, plant looks like a single leaf Catt. It does have floppiness to the pseudo bulbs.
Once I saw picture of plant on the Russian website, I knew that was it, the only differences in my flower and websites, my clone has more digbyana in the lip and is a better looking flower.

I grow both parents and always wondered what they would look like crossed, now I know. After flowering I am going to mount it since both parents do better for me mounted.

[POLKA]

I'm sorry to disagree only a little, but the ciliare is coming thru with that funky tongue in the midst of the lip.

my ciliare and digbyana are both single leaf sorts. Dibyana will give you floppy flowers out of the sheath = no strength in the stem/ovary portion behind flower.

Very interesting plant. Quite the conversation piece! Good growing, and post again when it blooms. It will be more mature, and will begin to show its potential.

Do you happen to have a whole-plant picture to post??

Thanks again for sharing

Rex