wrote in message
ups.com...
If it were of the DEN/Phal genus, why wouldn't it
say so on the tag? It just says Dendrobium hybrida.

I think people here are assuming that the label actually says "Dendrobium
hybrid" -- or is misspelled and should say that, which is like a dog labeled
"mutt", and which would not tell you anything beyond that it is a dendrobium
and most likely a very common one (hence the guess that it is likely a
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis.

BUT the label could possibly be right or close to right -- this is less
likely to be available in a common store like Lowes though:

If the label had a space between hybrid and a, there are two Dendrobium
hybrids in the rhs orchid register:
Dendrobium hybrid a = Dendrobium teretifolium x Dendrobium beckleri

Dendrobium hybrid A = Dendrobium discolor x Dendrobium tangerinum

There is even one site that specifically talks of a dendrobium x hybrida,
however I am suspicious that other websites don't mention this. A rare
Australian dendrobium?

http://www.tesselaar.net.au/growingg...ve-dendrob.asp

If you got this orchid in a regular store though, it is most likely not one
of those. There are no regulations that require vendors to clearly and
correctly label orchids, and many are mislabeled or insufficiently labeled.

Best,
Joanna