Orchid Awards

22Dec 2023

  December 17, 2023 20232362 Ctt. Hazel Boyd ‘Apricot Glow’ Ctt. (C. California Apricot x Ctt. Jewel Box) AM 82 Exhibited by Ted McClellan Description: Seven flowers on two upright 6-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals bright yellow; lip ruffled, light orange, blotched red-orange; substance firm; texture matte; upgraded from previous award for better conformation and […]

22Dec 2023

  December 17, 2023 20232361 Dendrobium cuthbersonii ‘Melencia’ (species) FCC 92 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three full, round flowers and three buds on six 0.25-cm inflorescences; base color tangerine on all segments, light orange proximally; lip tangerine, deep oxblood apically; column and anther cap cream; substance hard; texture waxy; commended for superior […]

13Dec 2023

  December 06, 2023 20232360 Cycnodes Leopard’s Gold ‘Wild Child’ Cycnodes (Freckled Sweethear x Cynoches warszewiczii) AM 87 Exhibited by Susan Lloyd Description: Twelve well-presented flowers on two 29-cm, pendent inflorescences; lanceolate sepals slightly cupped, chartreuse, heavily spotted and blotched cordovan; petals lanceolate, slightly recurved, chartreuse, heavily spotted and blotched cordovan; lip green, overlaid amber, […]

13Dec 2023

December 06, 2023 20232359 Rth. Smiley Kiss ‘Wilson’ Rth. (Rth. Angel Kiss x Rlc. Toshie Aoki) HCC 77 Exhibited by Diane Bond Description: Four flowers on one slightly crowded inflorescence; sepals yellow, overlaid magenta; petals lightly ruffled, yellow, heavily overlaid magenta, darker magenta veins; lip ruffled, sulfur yellow, overlaid deep magenta along margins; column white, […]

13Dec 2023

December 06, 2023 20232358 C. A Miracle Everyday ‘Golden Sunrise’ C. (briegeri x C. Circle of Life) HCC 77 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Three flowers and four buds on two inflorescences averaging 21-cm in length; sepals and petals medium yellow, flared magenta apically; lip yellow side lobes and midlobe magenta apically; column yellow […]

25Nov 2023

November 19, 2023 20232357 Cym. Autumn Sparkler ‘Sebastian’ Cym. (Zales-goeringii x floribundum) AM 80 Exhibited by Kevin Hill Description: Seven slightly cupped flowers on one 18.5-cm upright inflorescence; sepals narrowly elliptic, light cordovan, darker mid-vein; petals narrowly elliptic, light chartreuse overlaid light cordovan, spotted cordovan centrally; lip curled distally, cream, random burgundy spots, two yellow […]

24Nov 2023

November 19, 2023 20232356 Cym. tracyanum ‘Phyllis’ (species) AM 82 Exhibited by Paul and Phyllis Chim Description: Forty-seven well-spaced flowers on four arched inflorescences up to 75-cm in length; sepals and petals deep chartreuse, striped and spotted dark cordovan towards margins; lip fimbriate, white, margin cream, sidelobes striped cordovan, midlobe spotted orange-red; column cream, stippled […]

24Nov 2023

  November 19, 2023 20232355 Clowesetum Melana’s Daughter ‘Boo Boy’ Clo. (Ctsm. Melana Davison x Cl. Rebecca Northen) FCC 92 Exhibited by Susan Lloyd Description: Eighty-three flowers on four up to 30-cm inflorescences on a very well grown plant; flowers white overlaid light blush pink; sepals and petals lanceolate, darker distally; lip cymbiform, distal margin […]

24Nov 2023

November 19, 2023 20232354 Paph. Paph. Tiny Treasure ‘Piccolo’ Paph. (henryanum x Mem. Sandra Pechter Song) HCC 79 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One well presented flower on a 5.5-cm inflorescence; orbicular dorsal sepal chartreuse, random oxblood blotches; cuneate petals light chartreuse, random oxblood fine spots basally, light cordovan two thirds toward apex, 0.1-cm light […]

24Nov 2023

November 19, 2023, 20232305, Bcd. Gilded Tower ‘Mystic Maze’, Bcd. (Bst. Summit x Brsdm. Gilded Urchin), AM 81, Exhibited by Lynne Murrell Description: Sixteen flowers and twenty-six buds on two erect inflorescences up to 65-cm; sepals and petals olive green, edged golden yellow, proximal halves heavily overlaid dark brown; ruffled lip bright yellow, blotched chestnut […]

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