2008 Awards

03Dec 2008

December 3, 2008 Pelatystele repens ‘Joan’ species CCE 95 Exhibited by Howard Gunn Upgrade of previous CCE award. Description: One 22-cm. ball of immaculate growth featuring an extreme density of flowers; sepals and petals translucent chartreuse; lip orange; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  0.6  nsv  0.6  Dsw  0.2  dsl  0.3  Pw  0.2 […]

03Dec 2008

December 3, 2008 Fredclarkara After Dark ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ (Mo. Painted Desert x Ctsm. Donna Wise) AM 85 Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Eighteen flowers on one 54-cm. arching pendant inflorescence; sepals and petals rich black cherry; lip rich black cherry; substance hard; texture lacquered. Measurements in cm.  Ns  4.8  nsv  4.5  Dsw  2.0  dsl […]

03Dec 2008

December 3, 2008 Paphiopedilum King’s Forest ‘Auslese’ (Paph. Gege Hughes x Paph. Alex Szabo) HCC 78 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal yellow overlaid chartreuse with small brown spots and a 1.2-cm. wide white margin; petals yellow, lower half overlaid chartreuse and fine brown spots, brown midrib, upper half […]

03Dec 2008

  December 3, 2008 Lycaste Alan Salzman ‘Carol’ (Lyc. Island of Vulcorn x Lyc. Shoalhaven) AM 80 Exhibited by Howard and Joan Gunn Description: One well formed flower and seven buds on eight inflorescences on three mature pseudobulbs; sepals rich dusty rose; petals white heavily overlaid with raspberry; lip oxblood with yellow basally; substance heavy; […]

05Nov 2008

November 5, 2008 Slc. Sierra Doll ‘King’s Canyon’ (C. walkeriana x Slc. Pink Doll) HCC 75 Exhibited by Jim Morris Description: Two flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals magenta; lip light yellow centrally, sulfur yellow midpoint, deep magenta apically; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  8.6  nsv  8.9  Dsw  1.9  dsl […]

18Oct 2008

October 18, 2008 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Lc. Angel Heart ‘Nora’ (Lc. Puppy Love x C. Penny Kuroda) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ken Cook Description: Six flowers on one 28-cm. inflorescence; sepals and petals rose lavender; petals with light yellow at midrib, lightly splashed purple at apex; lip rose lavender, light yellow throat and […]

01Oct 2008

October 1, 2008 Paphiopedilum charlesworthii var. album ‘Condor Wintergreen’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by Bob and Lynn Wellenstein Description: Eighteen flowers on one 54-cm. arching pendant inflorescence; sepals and petals rich black cherry; lip rich black cherry; substance hard; texture lacquered. Measurements in cm.  Ns  7.0  nsv  7.0  Dsw  6.0  dsl  5.0  Pw  1.4  pl […]

01Oct 2008

October 1, 2008 Paphiopedilum charlesworthii ‘Beaujolais’ species HCC 75 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal dark rose pink with darker veins; synsepal chartreuse with darker mahogany veins; petals dark chartreuse with darker mahogany veins; pouch deep chartreuse overlaid mahogany; staminode bright white; substance average; texture glossy. Measurements in cm. […]

01Oct 2008

October 1, 2008 Paphiopedilum charlesworthii var album ‘Montrachet’ species AM 82 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one 8-cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, veined lime green basally; synsepal white suffused with green; petals clear yellow-green with green veins; pouch clear yellow-green; staminode white with yellow centrally; substance firm; texture glossy. Measurements in cm. […]

01Oct 2008

October 1, 2008 Plectrelminthus caudatus ‘Shukria’ species AM 82 Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Seventeen non-resupinate flowers well presented on two zig-zag pendulous inflorescences; sepals and petals acuminate linear-lanceolate with margins revolute, olive basally, apple green apically; lip white, apex awl-shaped, lime green; 24-cm. spur loosely coiled, olive green; column terete, brown with bear-shaped anther […]

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