Orchid Awards

17May 2024

  May 01, 2024 20242297, Phal. japonica ‘Sasha’,  (Species), AM 85, Exhibited by Lynne Murrell Description: Thirteen flowers and four buds on one descending, 32.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals elliptic, cream-white, overlaid chartreuse proximally, random magenta striations on dorsal sepal and petals, lateral sepals highly striated magenta; lip white, immaculate fuchsia spots; column cream, anther […]

17May 2024

  May 01, 2024 20242296 Den. trantuanii ‘Sweetwater Pearl’  (Species) AM 80 Exhibited by Cheryl Jones Description: Eight flowers and one bud on three inflorescences up to 16-cm; sepals and petals undulate, stellate, white, overlaid pink on distal two-thirds, light yellow blush proximally; lip dark mahogany, side lobes gold, staminode light chartreuse; substance hard; texture […]

17May 2024

  May 01, 2024 20242295 Paph. hennisianum f. christiansenii ‘Green Monster’  (Species) HCC 78 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One flower on one staked inflorescence of 27 cm; sepals broadly ovate, white, veined bright apple green; petals oblong, slightly reflexed, white, striped apple green, margins slightly hirsute; pouch green, veined darker green; staminode […]

17May 2024

    May 01, 2024 20242294 Phrag. humbultii var. exstaminodium ‘Tawny’ (Species) HCC 78 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Two well-presented flowers on one 15-cm inflorescence; sepals subulate, undulate, chartreuse, green tessellations; petals chartreuse, overlaid dark mahogany, slightly twisted, margins hirsute; pouch chartreuse tessellated mahogany, darker at rim, interior cream, small mahogany dots; substance medium; […]

17May 2024

  May 01, 2024 20242293 Drac. sodiroi ‘Blood Tears’  (Species) HCC 77 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Nine tubular flowers and three buds on twelve apically curved, 16.5-cm inflorescences; sepals white, deeply flushed red-orange on exterior, margins white; caudae 2.1 cm maroon, light green apically; petals white; lip yellow; substance average; texture interior hirsute, […]

16May 2024

  April 12, 2024 20242290 Paph. Mystic Paradise ‘Brunello’ Paph. (Macabre Illusion x Mystically Contrasting) HCC 79 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One stately, intensely-colored flower on one 27-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal slightly cupped; sepals white, blushed rose, veined green, veined black apically; petals lanceolate, hirsute at margins, light green, overlaid near black; pouch darkest […]

16May 2024

  April 12, 2024 20242288 Paph. Shirley Amundson ‘Beaune’ Paph. (acmodontum x hookerae) AM 83 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One stately flower on a 29-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, green venation, blushed green centrally, faint purple blush marginally; synsepal olive green, veined dark maroon; lightly hirsute petals green, spotted and veined dark brown, dark […]

16May 2024

  April 12, 2024 20242287 Paph. liemainum ‘St. Emillion’ (Species) AM 82 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One upright flower and one bud on one 10.2-cm inflorescence, and one immature inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream, overlaid green centrally, striped light brown vertically; synsepal green; petals lanceolate, twisted apically, cream, spotted cordovan, margins hirsute; pouch trumpet-shaped, cream, […]

16May 2024

  April 12, 2024 20242286 Sarc. Kulnura Chatter ‘Sasha’ Sarc. (Bunyip x Kulnura Festival) HCC 79 Exhibited by Lynne Murrell Description: Thirty-five flowers and three buds on three inflorescences up to 29-cm; sepals and petals white, randomly overlaid red raspberry apically, deep magenta centrally; saccate lip white, side lobes overlaid magenta, midlobe light orange; column […]

16May 2024

  April 12, 2024 20242285 Sarc. Susie ‘Kiki’ Sarc. (Maria x Kulnura Absolute) AM 82 Exhibited by Anne Kimmerlein Description: Twenty-seven flowers and thirty-eight buds on seven upright inflorescences up to 22 cm in length; sepals and petals spatulate, white, spotted and barred deep dusty rose, distal third suffused deep dusty rose; lip saccate, white, […]

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