2016 Awards

07Dec 2016

December 7, 201620162501Paph. Stone Crazy ‘Pinot Gris’(Paph. Crazy Jolly x Paph. Stone Lovely)AM 83Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flat,stately flower on one 24 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal green with 2 cm white margin, chestnut suffusion centrally radiating to margins; synsepal light chartreuse; petals chartreuse ovelaid light chestnut, darker chestnut midrib; pouch green overlaid light […]

07Dec 2016

December 7, 201620162500Paph. Hop Butterscotch ‘Leprechaun‘(Paph. Jolix Land x Paph. helenae)AM 82Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three flowers on three upright inflorescences; dorsal sepal lime green basally with a 1.0 cm white margin, veins darker lime green; petals light yellow-green, veined light mahogany horizontally on superior half; pouch light yellow-green overlaid light mahogany; substance firm; texture waxy. […]

02Nov 2016

Nov. 2, 201620162497Dendrobium Betty’s Bouquet ‘Jon’(Den. Pinky x Den. bigibbum)AM 83Exhibited by Diana Blasingame Description: Thirteen well presented flowers and eight buds on one arched inflorescence, three additional immature inflorescences; sepals white overlaid deep rose basally, deep rose strip centrally; petals white lightly overlaid deep rose faded to white apically; lip white overlaid centrally dark […]

02Nov 2016

November 2, 201620162498Sunipia grandiflora ‘In Situ’ speciesAM 80Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Four flowers and one bud on five inflorescences, two pseudobulbs with two inflorescences; sepals and petals purple veined darker purple, petal margins hirsute; lip black-purple; column black-purple, anther cap light purple; substance medium; texture petals and sepals glossy, lip matte. Measurements in cm. […]

05Oct 2016

Oct 5, 201620162499Grosourdya muscosa ‘In Situ’speciesCBR Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Seventeen flowers on 13 inflorescences on a 16 x 16 cm plant mounted on a cedar plank; sepals and petals chartreuse with irregular red spots; saccate lip white; column chartreuse; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  1.2  nsv  1.6  Dsw  0.3  dsl  0.6 […]

05Oct 2016

October 5, 201620162495Rlc. Newberry Else Hall ‘Grass Valley’(C. Lou Gilmore x Rlc. Lake Murray)HCC 76Exhibited by Ted and Nancy McClellan Description: Three nicely held flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals magenta, petals ruffled, held slightly forward; lip ruffled, magenta, side lobes yellow, throat dark magenta striations, dark magenta apically; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements […]

05Oct 2016

October 5, 201620162496Rlc. Sun Spots ‘Melencia’(C. Mark Jones x Rlc. SunCoast Sun Spots)AM 82Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Five flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals yellow, spotted and blotched dark fuchsia, more heavily at petal margins; lip white, side lobes lightly flushed fuchsia, midlobe rich dark fuchsia; column and anther cap white; […]

07Sep 2016

September 7, 201620162491Phalaenopsis Frank’s Little Gem ‘Gold Country’(Phal. Little Yushan x Phal. Formosa Cranberry)AM 82 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Twelve flowers and 38 buds on an upright inflorescence bearing seven arched branches; sepals and petals white, irregularly spotted purple; lip white, apical lobe suffused pink along margin, stippled pink centrally, sidelobes lightly stippled pink […]

07Sep 2016

September 7, 201620162492Paph. concolor ‘Garuda’ speciesHCC 79Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One slightly cupped flower and three buds well-held above the foliage on one inflorescence; flowers bright yellow, evenly stippled burgundy; waxy staminode darker yellow; substance firm; texture waxy. Measurements in cm.  Ns  6.6  nsv  6.7  Dsw  5.8  dsl  4.0  Pw  3.9  pl […]

07Sep 2016

September 7, 201620162494Paph. Gloria Naugle ‘Monster’(Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. micranthum)FCC 91Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Two large, strikingly, flat flowers and one bud well-held on a 29 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream blushed magenta on upper third heavily with dark magenta venation; petals cream, hirsuite centrally and on margins, overlaid distally dark magenta, […]

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