December 07, 2022 20222343 Paph. barbatum ‘Sangiovese’ (species) AM 80 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One symmetrical stately flower on a 22.5-cm inflorescence; broad dorsal sepal base color white, green and maroon venation; synsepal white, alternating green and maroon veins; petals basally white, light green centrally, cordovan veins, edges hirsute; pouch dark cordovan, staminode […]
November 02, 2022 20222342 Paph. gratrixianum v. christensonianum ‘Eric’ (species) AM 83 Exhibited by Jeff and Debbie Trimble Description: Three flowers on three 18-cm inflorescences; dorsal sepal sides recurved laterally, white, striped and spotted oxblood centrally; synsepal pale green; petals heavily recurved laterally, light green, veined cordovan, midline dark cordovan, light red-violet on […]
November 02, 2022 20222341 C. brevipedunculata ‘Rojo Grande’ (species) HCC 76 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two fairly-flat flowers on two 1.5-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals dark salmon; lip white, overlaid yellow basally, veined dark salmon; substance medium; texture crystalline Measurements in cm. Ns 5.8 nsv 4.7 Dsw 1.3 dsl 2.2 Pw 2.8 […]
November 02, 2022 20222340 Clowesetum Diane Drisch ‘Thank You Mom’ Clowesetum (Clowesia Grace Dunn x Catasetum tigrinum) AM 83 Exhibited by Anne Kimmerlein Description: Twenty flowers and two buds symmetrically arranged on a 43-cm, pendent inflorescence, plus one immature inflorescence; sepals light pink, finely spotted dark pink; petals light pink, dark pink spots; lip ovate, […]
October 27, 2022 20222339 Paph. Vougue Paradise ‘Auxerrois’ Paph. (Vogue Wonder x Hawaiian Volcano) HCC 78 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on a sturdy, erect, 34-cm inflorescence; sepals white, veined dark green, dorsal sepal cupped, proximal half veined dark burgundy; petals elliptical, down-swept, dark green shading to light green distally, dark green veins, […]
October 27, 2022 20222338 Paph. charlesworthii ‘Merlot’ (species) HCC 76 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One relatively flat, full flower on a strong, unstaked inflorescence; dorsal sepal medium pink, tessellated darker pink; synsepal green, heavily overlaid and striped brown; petals chartreuse, reticulated brown; pouch light green, overlaid light mahogany; staminode white, umbo bright yellow; […]
October 27, 2022 20222337 Cattleya cernua ‘Melencia’ (species) AM 85 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Six richly saturated, well-presented flowers on one 2-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals orange, apically overlaid purple; sepals deltoid, petals ovate; lip ovoid, yellow, distally suffused orange; column winged, white, margins overlaid purple, anther cap grey-lavender; substances firm; texture […]
October 27, 2022 20222336 Brassavola tuberculata ‘Yeti’ (species) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Twenty-one stellate flowers on two arched inflorescences; sepals and petals linear, pale light green; lip spatulate, enclosed around column, white, throat suffused bright yellow basally; column and anther cap white; substance soft; texture matte. Slight fragrance detected in […]
October 27, 2022 20222334 Phal. violacea ‘Blue Hector’ (species) AM 84 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One flower and one bud on two inflorescences; sepals and petals saturated deep violet; lip white, side lobes yellow, margins overlaid purple, midlobe overlaid deep purple; column white at base, overlaid light purple, anther cap light […]
October 27, 2022 20222333 Phal. violacea ‘Blue Melencia’ (species) AM 85 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three intensely-colored flowers and one bud on three sequentially-blooming inflorescences up to 9-cm; sepals dark black-violet, darker proximally, tip green; petals dark violet, tip cream-white; lip cream-white, side lobes tipped violet, central yellow spot, midlobe black […]
