Orchid Awards

07Sep 2011

September 7, 2011 Vanda Pat Delight ‘Hildos’ (V. Kasem’s Delight x Fuchs Delight) HCC 76 Exhibited by Gisela Hymm Description: Twenty-one intensely colored flowers and no buds on two inflorescences; flowers deep purple with darker tessellation; lip dark purple on side lobes, darker midlobe and distally; substance heavy; texture matte. No measurements given Measurements in […]

07Sep 2011

September 7, 2011 Rlc. Matthew Koch ‘Gold Country’ (Rlc Sunday x C. Bright Angel ) HCC 78 Exhibited by Nancy and Ted McClellan Description: Three well presented flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals bright yellow; lip bright yellow overlaid dark rose, veined side lobes close over column, yellow blotch centrally; substance firm; texture […]

07Sep 2011

September 7, 2011 Phalaenopsis celebensis ‘Gollum’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Thirty-three flowers and 37 buds on a single branched cascading inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream white, centrally overlaid pale yellow; lateral sepals cream white; slightly cupped petals cream white striped light brown centrally; lip cream white striped burgundy centrally; column […]

06Aug 2011

August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Cattleya praestans ‘Jocelyn’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by James G. Morris Description: One flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals deep lavender; lip pink with broad dark magenta border; substance average; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  7.9  nsv  8.0  Dsw  1.6  dsl  4.3  Pw  3.0  pl  4.1 […]

06Aug 2011

August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Dendrobium cuthbertsonii ‘Mandarin’ species AM 80 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Description: Ten flowers and four buds on 14 inflorescences; sepals and petals red-orange; lip lighter red-orange, apex black purple; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.5  nsv  3.6  Dsw  0.7  dsl  2.1  Pw  0.5  pl […]

06Aug 2011

August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Phalaenopsis bellina ‘Joy’ species AM 87 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One large round, flat flower; dorsal sepal and petals white suffused cream chartreuse distally, deep fuchsia basally; lateral sepals white suffused chartreuse distally, overlaid intense fuchsia centrally; lip intense fuchsia, side lobes overlaid yellow; column […]

06Aug 2011

August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Sam’s Choice’ species CCE 93 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Also received an FCC 90 Description: Ninety-three flowers and two buds densely arranged on 21 inflorescences forming an 18 x 18-cm mound growing on a 14 x 12-cm cork mount; flowers immaculate completely obscuring old growth, […]

06Aug 2011

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 […]

01Jun 2011

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. […]

01Jun 2011

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 […]

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