Rhyncholaeliocattleya Summer Shades (Cattleya S. J. Bracey × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Blanche Okamoto)

The orchid Rhyncholaeliocattleya Summer Shades is a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Rod McLellan Co. in 1964. Registered parents are Cattleya S. J. Bracey × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Blanche Okamoto. The key influencing species of this hybrid are Cattleya dowiana (51.56% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) Cattleya bicolor (14.06% subgenus Intermediae ) Cattleya warscewiczii (9.38% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) listed in order of their genetic contribution.