× Ascocenda

× Ascocenda, abbreviated as Ascda in the horticultural trade,[1] was a human-made hybrid orchid genus resulting from a cross between the former genus Ascocentrum and Vanda (Asctm × V).

Hybrids in the nothogenus × Ascocenda are now properly termed Vanda.

× Ascocenda hybrids are common in cultivation with numerous cultivars and often combine the large flower size of the Vanda parents with the color and compactness of the Ascocentrum parents.

[citation needed] They are evergreen compact epiphytes with upright, narrow, oviform leaves.

They bloom twice or sometimes three times a year with long lasting flowers.