Encyclia vitellina

[Tom499]

Thought this one was (Encyclia vitellina x Epidendrum michuacana) x Encyclia vitellina but now Im not sure, the lip looks too yellow.

The reason for my confusion is I have both, but didn't label the pots..

Encyclia vitellina by tom_499, on Flickr

 

[blondie]

Its a lovley bloom I havent grown this species for an extremley long times so I couldn't tell you if it was or not.

 

[PaphMadMan]

Very nice. The small side-lobes suggest to me that this is the hybrid. They are from Prsothechea michuacana. Prosthechea vitellina never has more than a smooth bump there as far as I've seen. Lip color is too variable in both species to be a reliable indicator in a hybrid.

 

[Tom499]

Thanks Kirk, thats really useful!