Encyclia cochleata 'Green Hornet' In Bloom

[78Terp]

This is the second time this guy has bloomed. I bloomed it the first time last August. It already has 2 new growth in progress. I will repot it after this bloom cycle is complete as it is growing, and getting full/tight, in a 3 inch pot. It spent part of the summer outside and loved it. The roots went crazy.

[ksriramkumar]

Looks awesome Harvey.

[Sheryl]

It's very pretty Harvey!

[JDT]

Nice job Harvey. Mine has been in continuous bloom since December 23rd with new blooms right after the other.

[Chris in Hamilton]

Pretty one!

[PaphMadMan]

A nice example of the type, but Prosthechea (Encyclia) Green Hornet is a registered hybrid (cochleata x trulla). I hope someone didn't actually use 'Green Hornet' as a cultivar name for cochleata. It would be nearly impossible to tell them apart for sure.

[78Terp]

So no usage of 'xxxxx'? Label is wrong then.

[PaphMadMan]

It is possible someone was misguided enough to tack 'Green Hornet' onto their legitimate plant of Prosthechea (Encyclia, Anacheilium) cochleata(um), but Prosthechea Green Hornet is a registered hybrid and it seems more likely someone made a false assumption and inserted the species name where it didn't belong. Obviously it isn't easy to see a clear difference. To me this perhaps has the more tailored appearance of the hybrid rather than the octopus arms of Psh. cochleata waving and curling in every direction. Maybe.

[Roy]

To me, this plant is Prosthechea Green Hornet. The plant & flower are not totally that of cochleata.
Too much yellow in the lip, the plant growth habit is wrong.
I would drop the cochleata completely. As Kirk says, it can be very difficult to tell them apart, to me it is easier with this plant.

[Dorsetman]

Whatever it is called, the culture here is really excellent - such lovely clean foliage. There is a piece in the AOS mag' this month about the species, and talking about different forms of the lip - apparently all the ones from one place have a narrow lip, and the broad lip comes from a distant location. Worth finding and reading.