Cattleya Merope orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Merope is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by St. Quintin in 1918.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya trianae (50.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya labiata (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Merope Nellie Roberts

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Fabia (1894)

Pollen Parent

Cattleya trianae

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana var. aurea

Cattleya labiata

Species Ancestors (3)

C. trianae 50.00%

C. dowiana var. aurea 25.00%

C. labiata 25.00%

Cattleya Merope, St. Quintin 1918 (RHS)