The orchid Cattleya Talisman is a hybrid in the
Cattleya genus.
registered with the Royal Horticultural Society
by McCulloch in 1959.
It is originated by Wm.Kirch Orchids
Registered parents are
Cattleya Schroederae (1917)
×
Cattleya Enidonia.
The key influencing species of this hybrid are
Cattleya warscewiczii (25.00%
subgenus
Cattleya
section:
Cattleya
)
Cattleya purpurata (18.75%
subgenus
Crispae
section:
Crispae
series:
Cattleyodes
)
Cattleya mossiae (12.50%
subgenus
Cattleya
section:
Cattleya
)
listed in order of their genetic contribution.