The orchid Cattleya Christmas Fairy is a hybrid in the
Cattleya genus.
registered with the Royal Horticultural Society
by Rivermont in 1958.
Registered parents are
Cattleya Jane Dane
×
Cattleya Abnaki.
The key influencing species of this hybrid are
Cattleya mossiae (50.00%
subgenus
Cattleya
section:
Cattleya
)
Cattleya dowiana (21.88%
subgenus
Cattleya
section:
Cattleya
)
Cattleya purpurata (12.50%
subgenus
Crispae
section:
Crispae
series:
Cattleyodes
)
listed in order of their genetic contribution.