Cattleya Mimosa orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Mimosa is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Black & Flory in 1922.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya dowiana (62.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya rex (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya bicolor (12.50%) subgenus Intermediae

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C. Mimosa 'Golden Queen' RHS Lindley Collections

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C. Mimosa 'Superba' Royal Horticultural Society

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C. Mimosa 'Grandiflora' Royal Horticultural Society

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C. Mimosa 'Primrose Queen' RHS Lindley Collections

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Triumphans

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Venus (1908)

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya rex

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya Iris (1901)

Species Ancestors (3)

C. dowiana 62.50%

C. rex 25.00%

C. bicolor 12.50%

Cattleya Mimosa, Black & Flory 1922 (RHS)