Hi Marion...nice looking plant. I'm not sure of exactly what it is but it does seem to be in the Vandaceous family. What it takes to keep them happy is high light and water, water, water
The reason they do better hanging and not potted is that they like their roots drecnhed then quickly dried before getting drenched again.
In growing Vandas, TIME is a major part of your growing conditions...but it's SO worth it!
