hi Bill, the only sure here is that C. mosiae is part of this plant. there also several hybrids with these "less desired" caracteristics of mosiae... ;)

but I have to admit it really looks like the real one for me.

:bowing Thank you , Bill :)

You're welcome Susanne. I'm farely new to the OB so I've got lots to learn and willing to do so. :thanx:

We all learn as we go along :)

Here's one I have blooming now called
C. Carl Hausermann, looks similar it may have C. mossiae in the cross.

You could be right. I tried to search the web to see what cross is in C. Carl Hausermann 'Lucy' and could find pretty much nothing. Anyone know?

Lineage of Cattleya Carl Hausermann
 

Wow C. Carl Hausermann has more mossiae in it's background than you can shake a stick at :poke:
It also has these Cattleya species in it's lineage -
besides mossiae - Cattleya mossiae
trianae - Cattleya trianaei
warneri - Cattleya warneri
gaskelliana - Cattleya gaskelliana
Here is C. Bob Betts - http://www.justpatorchids.com/images/C%20BobBetts.jpg
I couldn't find a photo of C. Diane Sato :(
Here is the lineage .. :biggrin:

So who can it be now ? :hmm

if you follow the crosses to get Cattleya Carl Hausermann (C. Bob Betts x C. Diane Sato) , you can calculate that it is 3/4 Cattleya mossiae in it.

the parentage includes:
C. Suzanne Hye (C. gaskelliana x C. mossiae)
C. trianae
C. Edithiae (C. Suzanne Hye x trianae)
C. Bow bells (C. Edithiae x C. Suzanne Hye)
C. mossiae
C. Bob Betts (C. Bow Bells x C. mossiae)
C. Intertexta (C. mossiae x C. warneri)
C. Cowaniae (C. mossiae x C. Intertexta)
C. Eucharis (C. mossiae x C. Cowaniae)
C. Irene (C. mossiae x C. Suzanne Hye)
C. Dorothy Phelps (C. Eucharis x C. Irene)
C. White Empress (C. Irene x C. trianae)
C. White Belle (C. mossiae x C. White Empress)
C. Diane Sato (C. Dorothy Phelps x C. White Belle)

lol... funny... Dorothy, Why did I not see your post before? it was just not there a couple of minutes ago... weird...

;)
The way I wrote out the chart, I noted the generations at the top so you can see C. mossiae's influence as far back as the 1st and very dominant in the 2nd generation ...
I am not sure if the way I set the generations is 'official' but it gives you a idea of how much this species is involved in the lineage of this hybrid)
(Ramon - I had posted the entry but might have still been cleaning it up when you read the thread)