Epidendrum Cindy × Encyclia alata 'Bronze Warrior'

A cultivated orchid cross, this plant combines Epidendrum and Encyclia ancestry within the Cattleya alliance. It is a cross between Epidendrum Cindy and Encyclia alata ‘Bronze Warrior’. Both genera belong to a large group of American orchids whose flowers have a prominent lip distinct from the surrounding petals. Encyclia plants typically form swollen pseudobulbs and branched flower sprays. Photographed in Florida.