Epi. wallisii x Epi. schumannianum hybrid first bloom

[SG in CR]

Well, I finally got my first homegrown hybrid to bloom.

I transferred this plant into a small pot from the tree it germinated in about a year ago if memory serves. And now that it bloomed. I'm pretty sure it's the result of a cross I made between Epidendrum schumannianum and Epidendrum wallisii with E. wallisi producing the seed.

It's flower is closer in size to the smaller E. schumannianum, though a bit bigger. It looks very similar to E. Costa Rica on Orchid Roots that is the same cross but with the parents switched.

[SG in CR]

Sadly 3 of the 4 flower buds got chewed up by a caterpillar the day before opening. Luckily I caught it in the act before it got to the final one. Otherwise I might not have known what sort of plant it was for another year.
Though if it takes after E. wallisii it'll bloom throughout the year. E. schumannianum only blooms during a 2 month window (July/August) as far as I can tell.

[estación seca]

Great! If it's new you get to register it!

[Dorchid]

Super cool; Great looking cross!

[SG in CR]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Great! If it's new you get to register it!

As I'm not 100% sure of it's parentage, I'd be hesitant to register anything. Just happy to finally have got a proof of concept that ex-vitro germination of hybrids is possible.
Now I'm curious to see if it's growth habit is like. Will it only bloom from the end of a stem like schumannianum or will it get flowers at internodes in the stem like wallisii? I'm kind of hoping it gets the robustness of schumannianum with the floriferousness of wallisii.

[Louis_W]

It's really nice! I love white with purplish spots. Very cute combo

[SG in CR]

A second plant of this cross that germinated in an orange tree at least 3 years ago finally got it's first bloom.

This one has grown in the same spot it germinated. I like the flowers on this one a bit better as they are slightly larger and the petals and sepals have a more orangish color.
I've had a lot of different species of Epidendrum blooming in the last month and made a ton of crosses. Really looking forward to more unique flowers.