Epicyclia Serena O'Neill (in bloom)
 

This orchid plant is a cross between Epicyclia Mabel Kanda and Encyclia cordigera. Encyclia cordigera is a popular Encyclia species that is native to Southern Mexico all the way to Central America.
Epicyclia Mabel Kanda is a cross between Encyclia cordigera and Epidendrum densiflorum. Epidendrum densiflorum is native to Ecuador.
Based on this information, I concluded that Epicyclia Serena O'Neil is about 3/4 Encyclia cordigera that is endemic to parts of South America with warm temperatures.
This is late in bloom for Encyclias but then again its a strange hybrid and cant help it if it flowers in winter (although it doesn't feel like winter on my south facing window).
I inherited this in a plastic basket filled with tree fern fiber and upon inspection of the roots it was healthy so I didn’t bother to repot it in another kind of mix.
This orchid plant likes to dry out well between watering and I give it a light winter rest in order to blossom well. Yet, I have noticed with this particular hybrid: it likes to be watered even in winter since if I let the pseudo bulbs shrivel too much, only a few new growths will come forth in the spring, and the blossoms are very poor. My observation is to cut back on water but not completely=if I water it every other day in the summer…..in winter I water it once a week. I have also found that during its flowering and growth stage that this hybrid likes quite a bit of water, more than many other Encyclia hybrids. I feed it weekly weakly K-lite fertilizer with seaweed mix and in winter I don’t feed it fertilizer until I notice new growths.

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Congratulations! I grow only one 'Encyclia' due to most of them only blooming in the spring/early summer when I have so many other flowers. The pink and green is rather pretty together. Is it fragrant?
The one I grow is Encyclia radiata. I bought it on a whim and it still hasn't bloomed so I have no idea if it is a keeper. :|

Thank You for the visit and your kindness.

I detect no fragrance at all.
Your Encyclia radiata is a keeper just for the robust bulb and deep green leaf formations alone it is pretty.

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Your orchid is recently called:
Anacheilium radiatum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V. Pinto 1981

It used to be called:

Encyclia radiata [Lindley]Dressler 1961 ; Epidendrum marginatum Lk., Kl. & Otto 1841 Not L.C.Rich; *Epidendrum radiatum Lindley 1841; Prosthechea radiata (Lindl.) W. E. Higgins 1997

*and the flowers are adorable.

Thank you, Bud. I am sorry to hear that yours is not fragrant. Mine is said to have a fragrance that can make clothespins quite popular for nose decor. :)
Sadly, I have given up on the names...unless they are easier to pronounce than the old ones. :|

I'm trying to figure out what happened to those flowers...is that insect damage?

Wow - I love the colors!

Thanks for your observation.
I think it was the frost. I took it indoors too late. The buds must have been affected.

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Thank You, Sonya !

Hello Bud-

I have this same Epicyclia, and was curious to know whether you get any new growth that has purple in it?

I just bought this one a month ago and my growths do have dark purple on them. The leaves are purple at their base also.

Ok. Phew! Thank you. Nice to hear that it is not a sick pup!