Cattleya Ardentissima orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Ardentissima is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Sanders (St Albans) in 1925.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya labiata (50.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (25.00%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya dowiana (12.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Ardentissima Don Lindabury

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C. Ardentissima 'St Albans' RHS Lindley Collections

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Fabia (1894)

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Peetersii (1902)

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana var. aurea

Cattleya labiata

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Hardyana (1896)

Cattleya labiata

Species Ancestors (4)

C. labiata 50.00%

C. dowiana var. aurea 25.00%

C. dowiana 12.50%

C. warscewiczii 12.50%

Cattleya Ardentissima, Sanders (St Albans) 1925 (RHS)