Cattleya Old Whitey orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Old Whitey is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Armacost in 1969.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya gaskelliana (28.13%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya mossiae (28.13%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya trianae (20.31%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Old Whitey 'Mount Empress' AM/AOS Ed Merkle

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Mount Rainier

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Empress Bells

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Suzanne Hye

Cattleya Ethel Bishop

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Bow Bells

Cattleya Edithiae

Species Ancestors (8)

C. gaskelliana 28.13%

C. mossiae 28.13%

C. trianae 20.31%

C. labiata 6.25%

C. lueddemanniana 6.25%

C. warneri 6.25%

C. warscewiczii 3.13%

C. schroederae 1.56%

Cattleya Old Whitey, Armacost 1969 (RHS)