Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Encyclia pyriformis (Nov 2025). This plant is a good match to E. pyriformis and to the first of prior awards, a CHM in 2003, which was identified by John Beckner, a taxonomist in Selby Gardens. The submitted photos are a close match to the photos of E. pyriformis in Orchid Roots and in the IOSPE. It also matches E. pyriformis in Withners, The cattleyas and their Relatives, Volume 4, where there are two drawings of this species; one with 2 leaves per pseudobulb and one with one leaf per pseudobulb.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 17 cm
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 2
Leaf Length: 14
Leaf Width: 2.5 cm
Leaf Margin: .1 cm
Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Leaf Petiole Length: 0 cm
Pseudobulb Length: 3 cm
Pseudobulb Width: 2 cm
Pseudobulb Margin: .1 cm
Pseudobulb Distance: 0 cm
Pseudobulb Root Tip: not visible
Inflorescence Overall Length: 51 cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: raceme
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 30 cm
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 5 cm
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 2 cm
Floral Bracts Length: 0 cm
Floral Bracts Width: 0 cm
Ovary Length: .2 cm
Ovary Width: 1 cm
Ovary Shape: not sure
Ovary Color: green/brown
Ovary Texture: not sure
Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.6 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0 cm
Lateral Sepals Length: 2.8 cm
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.4 cm
Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: 0 cm
Lateral Sepals Caudae Width: 0 cm
Petals Length: 0 cm
Petals Width: 0.6 cm
Judging Center: Chicago
Award Number: 20252665
Award Date: November 08, 2025
Awarded As: JC
I purchased this plant many years ago labelled as Encyclia pyriformis from Palmer Orchids in Florida. I just checked on their website. They are still listing it for sale and the picture of the flower on the website is very similar to the flower of my plant.Award description: Twenty Three sweetly fragrant flowers and two buds on 3 inflorescences to 28 cm on a 27 cm wide by 20 cm tall plant; sepals and petals spatulate, chartreuse, basal two-thirds overlaid and veined mahogany; lip white, midlode broadly spatulate, flushed pale fuchsia, heavily veined deep fuchsia, veins coalescing into solid deep fuchsia centrally, keels white; side lobes trullate, overlapping column reflexed along edges, flushed pale fuchsia, interior basal one center strongly striped purple; column white, flushed fuchsia above, 3 dark purple stripes on basal half; anther cap fuchsia, darker centrally; substance firm; texture matte. Lip on this plant has a beautiful light lavender overlay with deeper veining centrally than seen in previously awarded plants (possible new color form? Pending SITF Identification.