Cattleya Hesta orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Hesta is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Charlesworth Ltd. in 1916.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya warscewiczii (50.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya gaskelliana (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya mossiae (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Hesta Nellie Roberts

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C. Hesta Nellie Roberts

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Suzanne Hye

Pollen Parent

Cattleya warscewiczii

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya gaskelliana

Cattleya mossiae

Species Ancestors (3)

C. warscewiczii 50.00%

C. gaskelliana 25.00%

C. mossiae 25.00%

Cattleya Hesta, Charlesworth Ltd. 1916 (RHS)