August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Sam’s Choice’ species FCC 90 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Also received an FCC, upgrade of previous AM 81 Description: Ninety-three flowers and two buds densely arranged on 21 inflorescences; sepals and petals deep fuchsia; lip dark yellow suffused fuchsia; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Noted […]
June 1, 2011 Phragmipedium caudatum ‘Penthus’ species HCC 77 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three flowers on a 28-cm. inflorescence; dorsal and synsepal chartreuse; petals chartreuse with light burgundy venation, coalesced to solid darker burgundy apically; pouch chartreuse with darker mahogany around rim, veining to mid-pouch; staminode shield mahogany; substance average; texture matte. […]
June 1, 2011 Cyrtochilum McBeanianum ‘Sheila’ (Cyr. macranthum x Cyr. superbiens) AM 81 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Description: Twenty-two flowers and eight buds on one serpentine, eight branched 311-cm. inflorescence; sepals yellow overlaid chestnut; petals sulfur yellow with irregular chestnut bars proximally; lip yellow overlaid chestnut; column white; anther cap white; substance good; texture […]
June 1, 2011 Cattleya Fuchsia Doll ‘ShouldbeanFCC’ (C. sincorana x C. Sierra Doll) AM 88 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two very flat, intensely colored flowers on one inflorescence; flowers clear, bright violet, lighter at base of segments; lip white, heavily suffused violet, throat yellow with dark purple striations centrally, edges ruffled, dark velvety […]
June 1, 2011 Paph. Avalon Magic ‘Chianti’ (Paph. Avalon Mist x Paph. liemianum) HCC 78 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower and one bud on one 41.2-cm. inflorescence; dorsal and synsepal chartreuse with darker green centrally; flat, hirsute petals chartreuse with mauve speckles; pouch chartreuse overlaid rose and stippled darker rose; substance firm; texture […]
May 4, 2011 Lycaste Chita Sunset ‘Red Glory’ (Lyc. Shoalhaven x Lyc. Wyld Sunset) AM 80 Exhibited by Ken and Amy Jacobsen Description: Six flowers and one bud on seven inflorescences; flowers white; sepals almost completely covered deep burgundy; petals entirely covered darker red burgundy; lip white side lobes and midlobe heavily covered dark black-red, […]
May 4, 2011 Sarcochilus Monty ‘Julie Ann’ (Sarco. Melba x Sarco. Sharon) HCC 78 Exhibited by James Morris Description: Ninety-four slightly cupped flowers and two buds on seven arching inflorescences; sepals and petals cream white spotted maroon basally; saccate lip cream white, side lobes stippled maroon, yellow distally; substance firm; texture sparkling. Measurements in cm. […]
May 4, 2011 Sarcochilus Judith ‘Golfball’ (Sarco. Fitzhart x Sarco. Melba) HCC 78 Exhibited by James Morris Description: Seventy flowers and three buds well displayed on three arching inflorescences; sepals and petals bright white dark pink spots centrally; saccate lip yellow, side lobes yellow veined dark pink; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm. […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Phalaenopsis lobbii var. flava ‘Monster’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Nine flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals white; lip hinged, pale yellow with light brown bars near distal margins laterally fading centrally, brown dots centrally; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Chysis bractescens ‘A&M’ species AM 83 Exhibited by Doug Kubo Description: Twelve waxy flowers and one bud on four inflorescences; flowers white, slightly yellow distally; lip white overlaid light yellow, light brown stripes midlobe and at tip, keel yellow; substance very firm; texture waxy. Measurements in cm. Ns […]
