Cattleya Platinum Sun orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Platinum Sun is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Rex Foster Orchids in 1973. It is originated by Fordyce
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya mossiae (31.25%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya trianae (21.88%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya gaskelliana (18.75%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Platinum Sun 'O-1' ???

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C. Platinum Sun 'Pachara Fancy' Edwin Sanchez

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C. Platinum Sun 'Pachara Fancy' Pavaphon Supanantananont

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C. Platinum Sun 'Pachara Fancy' Edwin Sanchez

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Francis T. C. Au

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Colorama

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Bow Bells

Cattleya Swan

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Arctic Snow

Cattleya Peggy Huffman

Species Ancestors (9)

C. mossiae 31.25%

C. trianae 21.88%

C. gaskelliana 18.75%

C. intermedia 12.50%

C. warneri 7.42%

C. warscewiczii 4.30%

C. dowiana 1.95%

C. labiata 1.56%

C. tenebrosa 0.39%

Cattleya Platinum Sun, Rex Foster Orchids 1973 (RHS)