2026 Awards

05Apr 2026

    March 15, 2026 20261329 Cal. pulchella ‘Cleopatra’ (Species) HCC  77 Exhibited by Diane Bond Description: Sixty-seven charming flowers and eleven buds on eight upright up to 23-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals white; sepals ovate, petals linear; lip bifurcated white, black centrally, midlobe cordovan, keels dark cordovan, white margin; column cream, anther cap light […]

04Apr 2026

    March 15, 2026 20261328 Rth. Nell Hammer ‘STK’ Rth. (Rlc. Haadyai Delight x Ctt. Varut Startrack) AM 84 Exhibited by Robert Presto Description: Three well shaped, striking flowers on one 10.4-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals millet yellow, golden yellow splash basal to apical; sepals elliptic; petals broadly elliptic, lightly undulate; lip enclosing column, […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261327 Lths. eros ‘Small Fry’ (Species) CBR Exhibited by Jeff and Debbie Trimble Description: Two mini-miniature triangular flowers and eleven buds on seven raceme canes; sepals translucent pale yellow; petals magenta centrally, yellow apically; lip magenta, anther cap cream; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns  0.1  nsv […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261326 Bulb. Meen Poison Raspberry ‘Survivor’ Bulb. (bicolor x frostii) AM  82 Exhibited by Francisco Nunez de Caceras Gonzalez Description: Thirty-two fully open flowers on eight umbellate inflorescences up to 11 cm in length; base color old gold; dorsal sepal ovate, cupped, apically caudate, thickly striped and dotted burgundy, margins […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261325 Paph. Jersey Sunrise ‘Zinfandel’ Paph. (Cali Charm x Thunder Cat) AM  85 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One well-presented, very slightly cupped flower on a 30-cm inflorescence; orbiculate dorsal sepal white, oxblood basally, radiating to light rose up to a 0.3-cm picotee; cordate synsepal chartreuse, overlaid fine cordovan spots; […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261324 Den. Warrior Vista ‘Dancing Queen’ Den. (Warrior x speciosum) HCC  78 Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Eleven thousand two hundred fifty-four flowers on 57 inflorescences up to 17-cm; plant size 117-cm by 155-cm grown in a 40.5-cm, round plastic pot with moss; sepals and petals green-yellow, overlaid light burgundy […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261323 Den. Warrior Vista ‘Dancing Queen’ Den. (Warrior x speciosum) CCE  90 Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Eleven thousand two hundred fifty-four flowers on 57 inflorescences up to 17-cm; plant size 117-cm by 155-cm grown in a 40.5-cm, round plastic pot with moss; sepals and petals green-yellow, overlaid light burgundy […]

27Mar 2026

    March 04, 2026 20261322 Paph. Xanthophyllum ‘Alsace’ Paph. (hookerae x mastersianum) AM  80 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Two statuesque flowers on two inflorescences up to 38-cm; dorsal sepal widely ovate, cream overlaid green basally to near apex; synsepal ovate, green; petals cuneate, green proximal, dark rose distal, spotted burgundy basal to medial; […]

26Mar 2026

    February 15, 2026 20261321 Paph. Yang-Ji Hawk ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Paph. (sanderianum x adductum var.anitum) FCC  93 Exhibited by William Rehrig Description: Four well-arranged, stately flowers on one 53.5-cm, upright inflorescence; sepals and petals chartreuse; sepals elliptic, heavily veined deep maroon; petals pendent and twisted, heavily spotted maroon apically, coalesced to solid maroon […]

26Mar 2026

    February 15, 2026 20261320 Den. Regal Vista ‘Jacque’ Den. (Regal Gillieston x speciosum) HCC  78 Exhibited by Julie Jones Description: Sixty flowers and no buds on eleven up to 13-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals green-yellow; dorsal sepal narrowly acuminate, spotted magenta basal half and edges, sparsely spotted magenta apical half; lateral sepals slightly […]

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