Cymbidium Black Silk orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cymbidium Black Silk is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Bailey's Orchids in 1987.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cymbidium floribundum (25.00%) section: Floribundum
Cymbidium insigne (21.88%) section: Cyperorchis
Cymbidium lowianum (20.31%) section: Cyperorchis

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Cym. Black Silk 'Dreamer' Gizela Millarez

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Seed Parent

Cymbidium Mimi

Pollen Parent

Cymbidium Tethys

Seed Grandparents

Cymbidium floribundum

Cymbidium Doris Aurea

Pollen Grandparents

Cymbidium Suva

Cymbidium Khyber Pass

Species Ancestors (11)

Cym. floribundum 25.00%

Cym. insigne 21.88%

Cym. lowianum 20.31%

Cym. lowianum var. kalawense 5.86%

Cym. eburneum 5.66%

Cym. tracyanum 4.69%

Cym. sanderae 4.49%

Cym. schroederi 3.91%

Cym. hookerianum 3.52%

Cym. erythrostylum 1.56%

Cym. iridioides 1.56%

Cymbidium Black Silk, Bailey's Orchids 1987 (RHS)