Our next candidate is Guaricyclia Yucatan (Guarianthe bowringiana x Encyclia Gail Nakagaki). This hybrid has been originated and registered by W.W.G. Moir in in 1969. Plant has a clonal name 'Waterwood'.

Guarianthe bowringiana (O'Brien) Dressler & W.E. Higgins (2003) is accepted species by POWO, Key. The native range of this species is Mexico to Honduras.

Encyclia Gail Nakagaki (Encyclia corgigera x Encyclia alata) has been originated by Tatsumura and registered by S. Noda in 1955.

This hybrid has three species in the background: Guarianthe bowringiana - 50.0%, Encyclia corgigera - 25.0% and Encyclia alata - 25.0%

Previous Awards:

There is only one AOS award for this cross - Guaricyclia Yucatan 'Magenta' (Mar 08, 2019).

There are 29 AOS awards for Guarianthe bowringiana.

There are two AOS awards for Encyclia Gail Nakagaki.

Description:

Our candidate has 17 flowers on two up to 25-cm inflorescences (9 flowers and 8 flowers), born on a 7 growth plant 40-cm wide x 52-cm tall and grown in 16-cm plastic pot.

Flower Measurements:

NS H - 6.5 cm;                   NS V - 7.3 cm;

Dorsal Sep. W - 1.3 cm;    Dorsal Sep. L - 4.0 cm;

Petal W - 2.1 cm;               Petals L - 3.6 cm;

Lat/Synsepal W - 1.4 cm; Lat/Synsepal L - 3.8 cm;

Lip/Pouch W - 2.8 cm;      Lip/Pouch L - 3.5 cm.