The orchid Dendrobium Colonial Surprise is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by P.Spence in 1991.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

• Dendrobium tetragonum (56.25%)  section: Dendrocoryne 
• Dendrobium bigibbum (25.00%)  section: Phalaenanthe 
• Dendrobium kingianum (18.75%)  section: Dendrocoryne