This is sold widely as a Laelia anceps variety and it is better know that way. However, it is Schombolaelia (Schomburkia lyonsii x Laelia anceps). I have only had it for two months so this is the first I have seen the flowers.
This was a single backbulb that has grown back to blooming size. The backbulb is right in the middle of the pot, larger than any of the others. It is in a clay pot in sphagnum moss. There are four new pseudobulbs, all or them small. It is typical for new backbulb growths to be small.
This is ready to be re-potted. I will do it when the new growth starts in a couple of months. I can't tell without seeing the roots, but I will likely cut off the backbulb and move the whole plant over in the same pot.
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