Epidrendrum Chochleatum 'H&R' x SIB 'Spider Hill'
 

It is what it is. Always looked like an octopus to me.
I HAD a cat that liked to eat spikes. He's gone. We think an owl got him. Lived outdoors after that and some wee wee accidents.
We miss him.

Very nice, Charles :)
I have a few Encyclia cochleata and they all look the same to me :scratchhead:

I've heard they make great fly-fishing lures :biggrin:

I wonder if they would like to cross with something unusual?

Cool bloom ! I like it .. Gin

Taxonomists are having a field day with this! Prosthecea cochleata (formerly known as Encyclia cochleata or Epidendrum cochleatum) is a member of the Cattleya Alliance. 28 hybrids have been made using the 'cockleshell' orchid as a parent.

Epidendrum cochleatum hybrids
 

Most of the 28 hybrids that have been made are primary hybrids, only a few of which have been recognized with AOS awards.

Epi. Green Hornet has an HCC - this is cochleatum x lancifolium. Its a more compact plant and has smaller flowers than the cochleatum parent ...

Another interesting one is Epi. Goldstern - cochleatum x vitellina. It has a gorgeous yellow color.

Then there's cochleata x garciana. And if you ever have a chance to buy one, try Bepi. Coral Drop Utuado (Brassavola nodosa x Epi. cochleata) - it's a cute flower and wonderfully fragrant.

Some hybridizers are putting cochleata onto big catts - Danuta may have potential. This as yet unregistered hybrid is (C. guttata x Minerva) x cochleata.

The neatest thing about cochleata is that its upside-down flower is the way it should be.