Slc. Wendy's Valentine

[Shawna]

Does anybody know the parentage of this hybird?

[tucker85]

Wendy's Valentine (C. Jinn x C. Paprika)

C. Jinn (C. coccinea x C. milleri)
C. Paprika (C. Orange Gem x C. Anzac)

[Shawna]

Is that C.milleri or L. milleri? What species is the orange gem and anzac? Is it Laelia anceps?

[tucker85]

Originally Posted by Shawna

Is that C.milleri or L. milleri? What species is the orange gem and anzac? Is it Laelia anceps?

It's C. milleri. C. Jinn is a primary hybrid of the species C. coccinea and C. milleri. C. Orange Gem and Anzac are hybrids they're not species. The parents of Orange Gem and Anzac are also more hybrids.
C. Orange Gem (C. Elinor x C. G.S. Ball)
C. Anzac (C. Marathon x C. Dominiana)

That's as far back as my chart goes (1899). I'm sure a little more research could go further back.
The list of species in the plants background includes
C. schroderae
C. dowiana
L. pururata
C. coccinea
C. milleri
C. cinnabarina
Some of those may have been considered Laelias at one time but now they're all considered cattleya, including purpurata.

[tucker85]

I searched some of the earlier names and found that C. Dominiana is (C. dowiana x L. purpurata)

[Shawna]

Wow. How do you find all of this info?

[tucker85]

Originally Posted by Shawna

Wow. How do you find all of this info?

I got it all from the a computer program called OrchidWiz.

[WhiteRabbit]

You can also use the RHS orchid registry database The International Orchid Register / RHS Gardening

[Shawna]

Thank you both

[Johnb]

Just to let you know, you can use the Royal Hortricultural Society Orchid Registration Data Base for free. Orchid Wiz costs $95 and the Encyclopedia version is $295.