2025 Awards

23Jan 2025

    January 08, 2025 20252257 Paph. Midnight Special ‘Alicante’ Paph. (Macabre Illusion x Magically Fred) HCC 77 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One cupped flower on one upright, 22-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals broadly ovate, dark chartreuse veined and flushed dark mahogany; dorsal sepal chartreuse, overlaid dusty-rose; pouch black-mahogany; staminode black mahogany, umbo chartreuse; […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252256 Phal. Gigan Spotted Leopard ‘Melencia’ Phal. (Jong’s Gigan Cherry x Miro Spring Girl) HCC 78 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Five well-rounded flowers on two inflorescences up to 19 cm; sepals and petals yellow, concentrically barred cordovan, basal white halo around column; lip white, midlobe overlaid dark cordovan, […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252255 C. Kathrin Röllke ‘Golden Feathers’ C. (coccinea x neokautskyi) AM 81 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two flowers on one 2.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals golden yellow, orange venation on all segments; lip trilobed, golden yellow, darker red veins apically, slight basal spots; column yellow, edged red; anther cap […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252254 Rsrp. lansbergii ‘Macchiato’ (Species) AM 82 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Six flowers on six inflorescences up to 3 cm in length; dorsal sepal ivory, veined magenta, coalesced distally; fused lateral sepals ivory, magenta spots; petals ivory, heavily overlaid magenta distal two-thirds; lip light yellow, magenta spots; column light […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252253 Cym. tracyanum (iridioides) ‘Phyllis’ (Species) AM 81 Exhibited by Paul and Phyllis Chim Description: Twenty-eight flowers on three low arched inflorescences up to 64 cm in length; sepals and petals chartreuse, striped and spotted maroon-burgundy; lip chartreuse, side lobes striped maroon-burgundy, random large maroon-burgundy spots throughout; column chartreuse, striped and […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252252 Paph. Santa Ana Sunset ‘Sweetwater Paradise’ Paph. (Presidentially Petula x venustum) HCC 79 Exhibited by Cheryl Jones Description: One flower and one bud on two upright inflorescences up to 13 cm; sepals white, overlaid light pink, dark green veins; petals hirsute, bright green, overlaid rose-pink distal two thirds, deep burgundy […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252251 L. anceps ‘Gold Country’ (Species) HCC 78 Exhibited by Paul and Phyllis Chim Description: Twenty flat flowers and no buds on five inflorescences up to 101 cm; sepals lavender, light green proximally, dorsal sepal slightly recurved proximally; petals lavender, dark lavender distally; lip white, side lobes overlaid light garnet, midlobe […]

23Jan 2025

    January 08,2025 20252250 Rlc. Ramon de los Santos ‘Arsenal Red’ Rlc. (Memoria Irene Feil x Loud Nine) HCC 75 Exhibited by Jeff and Debbie Trimble Description: Three full, slightly cupped flowers on two inflorescences up to 3.5-cm in length; lanceolate sepals and ovate petals cerise, darker venation; ruffled lip dark magenta, yellow basally; […]

02Aug 2025

AOS Judging  Saturday August 09, 2025 EMBASSY SUITES, OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO,  100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 Plant entry begins at 8:30AM, judging at 9:00AM Susan Wedegaertner, Center Chair AOS Plant Entry Form: https://www.aos.org/AOS/media/Content-Images/PDFs/Judging_Entry_Form-2Up.pdf          

13Jun 2025

AOS Judging  Saturday August 09, 2025 EMBASSY SUITES, OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO,  100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 Plant entry begins at 8:30AM, judging at 9:00AM Susan Wedegaertner, Center Chair AOS Plant Entry Form: https://www.aos.org/AOS/media/Content-Images/PDFs/Judging_Entry_Form-2Up.pdf          

California Sierra Nevada Judging Center