[Tindomul]

Originally Posted by Orchidaholic

I would think the bigger question would be... Would placing a man-made hybrid into the wild somehow upset the natural balance? Would it possibly be more proliferous and encroach on a natives domain? I think these ?'s would take precedence over if it could perpetuate itself. I live in an area where there is an abundance of Sphynx moths and have watched them and bees/hornets cross my species and hybrids sitting on my font porch.

Most man made hybrids have characterisitics that make them desirable to us, but will in the long run hurt the plant in the wild. I doubt that your scenario would ever happen. Unless all the Home Depot and Loews stores decided to mount all their Orchids (hybrids and all) in a jungle (or appropriate environment). Then in that case, yea maybe a few would do really well and compete successfully with the already established plants.
Another factor you need to consider is that if this "natural habitat" in your scenario is completely untouched by man, and is not left in a vulnerable state due to some kind of natural disaster, the existing plant community should be resistant to invaders.