Myrmecocattleya Alpha Purple (Cattleya Brian Carwile × Myrmecophila albopurpurea)

This orchid is a Myrmecocattleya hybrid registered with the RHS. The key influencing species of this hybrid are Myrmecophila thomsoniana var. thomsoniana (50.00% subgenus Chaunoschomburgkia ) Cattleya violacea (25.00% subgenus Intermediae ) Cattleya pumila (12.50% subgenus Crispae section: Hadrolaelia series: Hadrolaelia )