Dendroium speciosum hybrid

[alanrr]

Hi, is a hybrid of Dendroium speciosum var. grandiflorum and var. curvicaule named?
Thanks, alanrr

[Roberta]

It is still the species Den. speciosum, not a hybrid ... but without a "variety" name. Both of these are the same species, but with somewhat different habits. Var. curvicale is relatively smaller and low-growing, var. grandiflorum can get quite tall (and become a beast) . So the combination will give you a Den. speciosum that will stay a little bit under control.

[alanrr]

So, if I pollenate grandiflorum with the pollen from curvicale, I get Dendroium speciosum Alan or Dendroium Alan?
Alan

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

You can call it whatever you want, but it won't come to you.

[Ray]

First of all, it is a dendrobium, with a "b".

Dendrobium speciosum x Dendrobium speciosum = Dendrobium speciosum.

If you find one of the offspring that you think is special, you may very well give it a cultivar epithet- Dendrobium speciosum 'Alan' - but being sexually reproduced, each one is an individual, so not all of them could have that cultivar name. Basically, they could each have their own, different ones.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by alanrr

So, if I pollenate grandiflorum with the pollen from curvicale, I get Dendroium speciosum Alan or Dendroium Alan?
Alan

You can name a cultivar (which applies to a particular plant, not the whole cross) anything you want (the part in single quotes)... unless it is awarded, the cultivar name is not registered any place. If you get a particularly good one, you might name that plant Den. speciosum 'Alan' and get it judged that way. But it would not be a variety or a hybrid. (The individuals... potentially dozens or hundreds of seedlings) would just be identified as cross between two varieties of the species. (Looks like Ray beat me to it, while I was writing)

[alanrr]

Thanks Roberta and Ray for the answers.
I got it at the SBOE summer sale. I will call it Dendrobium speciosum 'Alan'