2016 Awards

06Apr 2016

April 6, 201620162460Leptotes bicolor ‘Gold Country Orchids’speciesFCC 90Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Fifteen striking 4N flowers on seven inflorescences; sepals and petals pure white; lip white, side lobes lightly blushed green, midlobe white overlaid fuchsia; column light blushed purple; anther cap light green, blushed purple; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  6.1 […]

06Apr 2016

April 6, 201620162459Leptotes bicolor speciesAQExhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: One previously awarded AM, two AMs and one FCC to a group of thirteen plants; recognized for improvement of general form, color, size and floriferousness, both parents counted 4N; grex ‘Big Ben’ x ‘Lincoln Hills’; hybridized by Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids in Lincoln, […]

06Apr 2016

April 6, 201620162461Leptotes bicolor ‘Harley Koch’ speciesAM 84Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Seven fairly flat 4N flowers on four inflorescences; sepals and petals lanceolate, white; lip white, overlaid fuchsia on proximal two-thirds, side lobes light green; column olive green, brushed brown laterally; anther cap green; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns […]

02Apr 2016

April 2, 201620162456Phrag. Robert C. Silich ‘Memoria Richard Lutz’(Phrag. Jason Fischer x Phrag. Mem. Dick Clemens)HCC 78Exhibited by Leta Lutz Description: Two pleasing flowers and two buds on two upright inflorescences; dorsal sepal and petals orange-red, margins papillos, synsepal yellow overlaid orange-red, pouch yellow overlaid orange-red veined darker; substance medium, texture light crystalline. Measurements in […]

02Mar 2016

March 2, 201620162454Den. striolatum ‘Erika Garbesi’speciesHCC 79Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: One hundred sixty-five non-resupinate flowers and 16 buds on 91 inflorescences; sepals and petals chartreuse striated maroon basally; lip white, heavily ruffled; staminode white; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.1  nsv  2.8  Dsw  0.6  dsl  1.7  Pw  0.2  pl  1.7  Lsw […]

02Mar 2016

March 2, 201620162455Cym. Nicomaine Mendoza ‘Jaybee’(Cym. Yai x Cym. Lucky Shamrock)HCC 78Exhibited by Ed Dumaguin Description: Twenty-three flowers on two upright inflorescences; dorsal sepal white suffused light pink, broadly striped dark pink centrally; lateral sepals white, suffused light pink; petals cream-yellow; lip cream-yellow striped dark burgundy centrally, banded dark burgundy along margins; column dark pink; […]

03Feb 2016

February 3, 2016 20162453 Cym. Cranberry Velvet ‘Tygr Jade’ (Cym. Nancy Hatsuko Ikeda x Cym. Ruby Eyes) AM 80 Exhibited by Ed Dumaguin Description: Forty-two flowers and 58 buds on five semi-pendent inflorescences; sepals and petals dark dusty rose stippled and striped darker dusty rose; lip rose, throat cream flushed yellow centrally, side lobes blotched […]

03Feb 2016

February 3, 201620162450Dendrochilum wenzelii ‘Amy’speciesCCE 98Exhibited and grown by Doug Kubo Description: Approximately ten thousand eight hundred seventeen flowers and 215 buds on 263 uniformly distributed arched inflorescences on a 70-cm wide, 42-cm tall plant grown in a 23-cm plastic pot; sepals and petals rust red; lip brick red; bracts cream; substance firm; texture waxy. […]

03Feb 2016

February 3, 201620162452Paph. appletonianum ‘Joan’ speciesCCM 87Exhibited by Joan Gunn Description: Immaculately grown 40 cm x 44 cm plant in a 19 cm plastic pot; eight striking flowers held on eight inflorescences averaging 55 cm tall; dorsal sepal ivory with dark green overlay centrally, darker green venation, midrib dark brown; petals green, chestnut overlay centrally […]

03Feb 2016

February 3, 201620162446Paph. Champion’s Bliss ‘Crianza’(Paph. Sheer Bliss x Paph. Grand Champion)HCC 77Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One strong slightly cupped flower on oe inflorescence; dorsal sepal white heavily spotted maroon; synsepal light green spotted light maroon; petals light green heavily suffused maroon-brown; pouch light green heavily suffused maroon; staminode light crystalline green; substance heavy; […]

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