Orchid Awards

10Apr 2010

April 10, 2010 Tropical Plant Society of Modesto Show Dendrobium hemimelanoglossum ‘Janet’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by Dennis Wade Description: Twenty-six flowers and 37 buds on four pendant inflorescences; sepals and petals strong apple green; spurred lip strong apple green, black purple on apical one-half. substance average; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  1.9  nsv […]

10Apr 2010

April 10, 2010 Paphiopedilum Melange ‘Annie’ (Paph. Dark Shadow x Paph. Hsinying Maru) AM 80 Exhibited by Dennis Wade Description: One flower on one inflorescence; sepals dark rose with burgundy stripes, suffused light green basally; petals light green heavily overlaid burgundy with darker burgundy raised spots, lighter burgundy distally, hirsute on margins; pouch burgundy; substance […]

07Apr 2010

April 7, 2010 Sarcochilus Charm ‘Jocelyn’ (Sarc. Bernice Klein x Sarc. Fitzhart) AM 82 Exhibited by James Morris Description: Seventy flowers on nine arching inflorescences; sepals and petals randomly spotted burgundy heavily coalescing centrally with burgundy picotee; saccate lip yellow, side lobes spotted burgundy; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.2  nsv  2.8 […]

07Apr 2010

April 7, 2010 Paphiopedilum liemianum ‘Grenache’ species AM 85 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower and two buds on one 24-cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal green, vertically striated purple, 0.7-cm. cream white margin; synsepal uniformly green; petals green, transversely barred and spotted dark burgundy, margins hirsute; pouch violet stippled darker violet apically; staminode upper one-third […]

07Apr 2010

April 7, 2010 Cattleya Lake Tahoe ‘Monument Peak’ (Lc. Floralia’s Azul x L. sincorana) HCC 78 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two large flowers on one inflorescence and two buds on one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals blue-lavender; lip cream with dark lavender distally with lavender striations centrally; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in […]

07Apr 2010

April 7, 2010 Paphiopedilum liemianum ‘Candor Jelly Belly’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Bob & Lynn Wellenstein Description: One flower and one bud on one 13-cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal green slightly blushed purple at the base with 0.5-cm margin; synsepal lime green; hirsute petals cream white, transversely barred and spotted burgundy; pouch cream white suffused […]

13Mar 2010

March 13, 2010 Central California Orchid Society Trichopilia suavis ‘Kristine’ species HCC 76 Exhibited by Robert Sun Description: Three flowers on one inflorescence; slightly wavy sepals and petals white with faint pink spots; ruffled lip white heavily spotted rose-pink, keel yellow; substance good; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  11.0  nsv  11.6  Dsw  1.8  dsl […]

13Mar 2010

March 13, 2010 Central California Orchid Society Show Paphiopedilum Toni Semple ‘Dianne’ (Paph. haynaldianum x Paph. lowii) HCC 75 Exhibited by Carl Kassabian Description: Seven flowers and four buds on two gracefully arching inflorescences; dorsal sepal chartreuse overlaid light mahogany; synsepal chartreuse with light mahogany veins; petals chartreuse, spotted darker maroon centrally, burgundy-pink apically; glossy […]

05Mar 2010

May 5, 2010 Paphiopedilum Wood Wonder ‘Cote d’Or’ (Paph. Zellwood Station x Paph. Hsinying Maru) AM 81 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal and synsepal white flushed light purple, veined dark maroon; petals slightly hirsute, chartreuse, lightly overlaid burgundy on lower half, heavily spotted dark burgundy; pouch dark brown […]

03Mar 2010

March 3, 2010 Cattleya Tatsuka Kiyoko ‘Jocelyn’ (C. sincorana x C. wittigiana) [formerly Laelia and Sophronitis respectively] AM 81 Exhibited by James Morris Description: Two nicely presented flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals dark fuchsia, slight notch on upper petal margin; lip dark magenta apically, throat yellow with dark magenta veins under column; […]

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