Judging

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; […]

01Sep 2023

August 20, 2023 20232315 Paph. hookerae ‘Tuscany’ (species) AM 81 Exhibited by David Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one 37-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal olive green, suffused darker basally; petals spatulate, magenta distally, olive green below midline, margins uniformly undulate; pouch olive green, veined slightly darker olive green, staminode chartreuse, overlaid magenta centrally, margin hirsute; substance […]

01Sep 2023

August 20, 2023 20232314 C. Prairie Sunset ‘Grass Valley’ C. (C. Latona x L. briegeri) HCC 75 Exhibited by Ted McClellan Description: Six flowers on one 31-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals base color orange-yellow overlaid light dusting of vermillion on veins of sepals, vermillion distally on petals; cinnabarina-type lip yellow overlaid vermillion, ruffled distally; column […]

17Aug 2023

August 02, 2023 20232313 Paph. liemianum ‘Beaujolais’ (species) AM 82 Exhibited by David Sorokowsky Description: One stately flower and two buds on one 8.7-cm indeterminate inflorescence; dorsal sepal circular, cream overlaid green basally to medial; synsepal green; petals lanceolate, twisted apically, cream spotted cordovan, margins hirsute; pouch slightly trumpeted, cream overlaid cordovan; staminode shield dark […]

03Aug 2023

July 16, 2023 20232312 Rth. Flaming Passion ‘Grass Valley’ Rth. (Ctt. Orchidglade x Rlc. Little Toshie) AM 84 Exhibited by Ted McClellan Description: Two lightly cupped flowers on one 4-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals light orange, overlaid rose, darker rose stripe on midrib; lip bright yellow, red-burgundy stripes from throat through burgundy distal edge; column […]

03Aug 2023

July 16, 2023 20232311 Phal. Valentinii ‘Chunky’ Phal. ( cornu-cervi x violacea) AM 80 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Six fairly-flat, full flowers on five inflorescences up to 30-cm; sepals and petals base color chartreuse, heavily overlaid red mahogany; lip yellow, midlobe deep rose-pink, side lobes overlaid mahogany, apical points rose-pink; column rose, […]

03Aug 2023

July 16, 2023 20232310 Ang. compactum ‘Gold Country’s Lantern’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by Daniel Pfarr Description: Six stellate, flat, white flowers and one bud on four inflorescences; sepals and petals white, lanceolate; lip cupped, acuminate, white, nectary light green, white basally; column green, anther cap white; substance hard; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns […]

03Aug 2023

July 16, 2023 20232308 Paph. Masterful Peacock ‘Brunello’ Paph. (Hawaiian Peacock x mastersianum ) AM 83 Exhibited by David Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one 19-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal chartreuse, heavily overlaid mahogany, darker mahogany veins; synsepal chartreuse, overlaid mahogany, darker mahogany venation; petals chartreuse, overlaid burgundy proximally, hirsute margin; pouch dark burgundy; staminode chartreuse, […]

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