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The only reference to this natural hybrid in KEW's World Checklist of Selected Plants (WCSP) is Vanda denisoniana var. hebraica, which KEW considers an unplaced taxon.

However, the RHS Orchid Register recognises Vanda x hebraica as a valid hybrid name (although there is no manmade grex entry), so until KEW resolves the taxonomical status of this entry, the RHS entry stands as the most appropriate name for this hybrid.

This particular clone appears to originate from Ten Shin Gardens Co. Ltd. in Taiwan and has the Chinese name '市長紅'. As of early 2022, flasks were still available to purchase, along with a large number of other selections.

This cross was originally made using a 4n Don Wimber and a 2n alba Day's Cymbidium (Cymbidium dayanum). It was treated with Oryzalin and a mix of triploids (3n) and hexaploids (6n) seedlings were produced, with a 6n selected by Andy Easton (the hybridiser) to use for future breeding.

This is currently not a registered grex and is likely a trade name.

This is currently not a registered grex and is likely a trade name.

Despite being registered as Tussock X Cym. parishii, this was made using Orchid (Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger'). This is a result of the ongoing classification issue with the parishii-sanderae complex.

This is an intergeneric hybrid that will probably be reclassified if the Oncidium Alliance is reorganised. It is the cross of Orchid (Brassidium Serenade) X Orchid (Oncidium Castle de Noez).

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. It is the result of a 6n X 2n cross and blooms in late April in the northern hemisphere.

Despite being registered with Cym. parishii as the pollen parent, this grex was made using Orchid (Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger'). This was a result of the debate surrounding the parishii-sanderae complex.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, notes that this is a highly floriferous grex and this selection in particular (which he has used in multiple crosses) is multi-spiking and "almost blooms itself to death".

This is named for the granddaughter of Andrew (Andy) Easton, hybridiser and operator of New Horizon Orchids.

I have found both parents of this grex (particularly insigne) susceptible to rot, so it is unsurprising that this grex as well can be susceptible to rot. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I lost my plant to rot shortly after the flowering season. I suspect the mild and wet 2020-2021 summer, followed by an early and wet spring in 2021, contributed to this.

Whilst this clone was nominally diploid, there was a tetraploid 4n mutation that appeared in a batch of clones from Easy Orchids in Australia. This 4n version was used by Graham Morris of Valley Orchids in the early 2000s in a number of his hybrids.

This grex was made and named by the late Keith Andrew, probably in the 1960s, and plants are still in circulation today. It has yet to be registered with the RHS, although I understand that Andy Easton (who knew Keith well) intends to register it on his behalf.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. It produces substantial blooms with two spikes on a young plant.

This produced 37 blooms on an arching spike on its best flowering. It is reported to only have limited fertility, however.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, described this as an excellent pot plant, with two spikes of 8-11 blooms per bulb.

Cym. Pywacket is not a particularly vigorous hybrid and 'Royale' is no exception here. However, it produces large, arching spikes of moderately scented blooms (courtesy of its parent, Cym. tracyanum) during mid to late winter and last 6 to 8 weeks. The spikes emerge from the maturing growth (another tracyanum trait) and the best flower count I have seen on a single spike was 18 blooms. The pseudobulbs are relatively large for a diploid hybrid.

'Royale' was used by Kevin Hipkins in making the famous Death Wish grex.

Normally this entry would be under the parent species, Jewel Orchid (Ludisia discolor), since the original botanical name is a synonym. However, a selected strain from that variety seems to be in commerce now under the cultivar name 'Dawsoniana', so this entry is separate for that purpose.

This grex can produce large plants (2-3 feet across at maturity) with multiple, long-lasting blooms. Plants can take 7 to 10 years to reaching flowering size.