Orchid Awards

17Oct 2009

October 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Dracula dalstroemii ‘Elena Maria’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Ken Coo Description: Three flowers and one bud on four inflorescences; sepals broad, beige suffused dark red-brown, beige around the edges and beige in center; caudae straight, dark red-brown; dorsal cauda has darker red-brown tip; lip beige-pink; texture […]

17Oct 2009

October 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Dracula amaliae ‘Hestia’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by George McRae Description: Two flowers and two buds on four inflorescences; sepals cream overlaid maroon on reverse appearing tan interiorly, heavily tomentose with tan-tipped glandular hairs; petals minute; caudae maroon, well presented; substance firm; texture felt-like. Measurements in cm. […]

17Oct 2009

October 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Masdevallia angulata ‘Heather Nicole’ species HCC 77 Exhibited by Ken Cook Description: Thirteen flowers and 12 buds on 25 inflorescences; flowers light olive green suffused with beige, heavily overlaid with oxblood spotting; dorsal sepal and petals olive green lightly striped with oxblood spots; lateral sepals and lip […]

11Oct 2009

October 11, 2009 Fresno Fair Aerangis cryptodon ‘Cap Gunn’ species HCC 76 Exhibited by Pat and Chuck Gunn Description: Five full flowers and three buds on one inflorescence; flowers pure white; 17.5-cm. nectary chartreuse on distal third; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.7  nsv  20.5  Dsw  0.9  dsl  2.0  Pw  0.7  pl […]

11Oct 2009

October 11, 2009 Fresno Fair Paphiopedilum curtisii ‘Sandwolf’ species HCC 76 Exhibited by Bill Sanders Description: Two flowers well presented on two inflorescences; dorsal sepal cream with light maroon stripes; hirsute petals cream suffused light maroon with darker maroon stripes and spots; pouch rose-maroon; staminode white, light green apically, marked maroon; substance average; texture matte. […]

07Oct 2009

October 7, 2009 Aerangis luteo-alba var. rhodosticta ‘Sierra Snow’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Sixteen flowers with segments nicely overlapping, uniform in shape and presentation, and one bud on one gracefully arched inflorescence; flowers concolor ivory-white; column and anther cap bright orange-red; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.1 […]

07Oct 2009

October 7, 2009 Paphiopedilum helenae ‘Gewurztraminer’ species AM 85 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Two charming flowers on two diminutive inflorescences; dorsal sepal chartreuse with chestnut stripes basally; synsepal ivory; forward swept petals chartreuse suffused with chestnut; pouch chartreuse heavily overlaid with chestnut; substance firm; texture glossy. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.5  nsv  4.8  Dsw […]

03Oct 2009

October 3, 2009 Sacramento Orchid Forum Show Bulbophyllum virescens ‘Joan’ species [syn. Bulb. ridleyanum] HCC 78 Exhibited by Howard Gunn Description: Ten flowers and eight buds on two inflorescences; sepals and petals pale chartreuse with medium chartreuse longitudinal veins; lip yellow, basal half of midlobe overlaid violet, column chatreuse with violet wings; substance fair; texture […]

03Oct 2009

October 3, 2009 Sacramento Orchid Forum Show Paphiopedilum Dire Wolf ‘Semillion’ (Paph. Hsinying Dragon x Paph. Pat Rowland) AM 83 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Two flowers on two inflorescences; dorsal sepal white with dark green vertical stripes; hirsute petals white, light chartreuse distally, dark green stripes; pouch light green with darker green venation; substance […]

03Oct 2009

October 3, 2009 Sacramento Orchid Forum Show Paphiopedilum sukhakulii var. album ‘Verdejo’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white with bright medium green vertical stripes; petals pale chartreuse, darker green centrally, darker green venation; trumpeted pouch chartreuse, staminode cream white marked dark green; substance average; texture […]

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