2023 Awards

05Oct 2023

  September 22, 2023 20232325 Phal. Samera ‘Macko Macko’ Phal. ( bellina x violacea ) HCC 75 Exhibited by Susan Wedegaertner Description: Four nicely colored flowers, three buds, and two fading flowers on four lateral, branching, up to 25-cm inflorescences; flower white; sepals and petals ovate; sepals aristate, apical tips green, dorsal sepal blushed lavender, […]

05Oct 2023

  September 22, 2023 20232324 C. x dolosa ‘Gold Country’ C. ( loddigesii x walkeriana) AM 82 Exhibited by Gold country Orchids Description: Four flowers on one 17.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals brilliant white, petals ruffled at margins, sepals tipped bright green apically; lip ruffled, white suffused yellow distally, sidelobe margins light yellow, column and anther […]

05Oct 2023

    September 22, 2023 20232323 Phal. pulcherrima (champornensis) ‘Sasha’ (species) FCC 90 Exhibited by Lynne Murrell Description: Ten outstanding well-arranged flowers and eight buds on a single 81.3- cm inflorescence; sepals white suffused light lavender; petals white suffused light lavender, overlaid orange on upper and lower margins, ruffling along margins; lip tri lobed, white […]

05Oct 2023

  September 22, 2023 20232322 C. pumila (alba) ‘Gold Country’ (species) AM 81 Exhibited by Gold country Orchids Description: Five striking, well-displayed flowers and one bud on four 5.5-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals pure white, dorsal sepal pleasingly erect; lip white, ruffled distally, side lobes enclose column, throat and keels light yellow; column and anther […]

28Sep 2023

  September 06, 2023 20232321 Milt. moreliana ‘Goodstuff’ (species) CCE 90 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: One hundred twenty-two striking flowers and four buds on eighty, up to 30-cm inflorescences on a 69-cm high by 86-cm wide plant overflowing a 10-cm square wooden basket; sepals and petals cream, heavily overlaid and saturated dark purple; lip […]

28Sep 2023

  September 06, 2023 20232320 Milt. moreliana ‘Goodstuff’ (species) AM 80 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: One hundred twenty-two striking flowers and four buds on eighty, up to 30-cm inflorescences on a 69-cm high by 86-cm wide plant overflowing a 10-cm square wooden basket; sepals and petals cream, heavily overlaid and saturated dark purple; lip […]

01Sep 2023

  August 20, 2023 20232319 Den. hekouense ‘Bagairt’ (species) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Sixteen flowers on sixteen 1-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals cream, randomly stippled light rose; lip cream, throat cream, overlaid cordovan, side lobes cordovan, light yellow corona, midlobe cream randomly spotted light rose, anther cap cream; substance firm; […]

01Sep 2023

August 20, 2023 20232318 Rlc. Dawn’s Child ‘Melencia’ Rlc. (Paradise Rose x Higher Multiplier) AM 86 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Two full, well-presented flowers on one 7-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals yellow, overlaid deep fuchsia; lip yellow, overlaid cordovan centrally, magenta apically, column yellow, anther cap ivory; substance firm; texture velvety. Measurements […]

15Sep 2023

August 20, 2023 20232317 Propescapetalum Glicky ‘Gold Country’ Propescapetalum (Propetalum Lise Gobeille x Zygotoria Midnight Blue) AM 80 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Six striking flowers on two 18-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals apple green, very heavily blotched deep mahogany; lip pale yellow, horned basally, deep purple waterfall, spotted apically, callus multi-keeled; column yellow, […]

01Sep 2023

August 20, 2023 20232316 Den. hekouense ‘Bliss’ (species) HCC 79 Exhibited by Brenda Ruedy Description: Eighteen flowers on eighteen 1-cm inflorescences; flowers cream; sepals and petals stippled medium rose; lip throat overlaid light cordovan, side lobes light yellow at apex, midlobe stippled medium rose at apex; column cream, overlaid medium rose, anther cap light green; […]

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