Orchid Awards

22Oct 2023

October 15, 2023 20232348 C. Nice Touch ‘Nevada City’ C. (Floralia’s Azul x Kiritsubo) AM 81 Exhibited by Ted McClellan Description: Two full, slightly cupped flowers on one 3.0-cm inflorescence; sepals lanceolate, light rose; petals full, lightly ruffled margins, light rose, slightly darker venation radiating from mid-rib; lip open, side lobes rose striated darker rose […]

22Oct 2023

October 15, 2023 20232347 Bulbo. More Than Aghast ‘Bagairt’ Bulbo. (agastor x echinolabium) AM 82 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One striking flower and two buds on one 9.8-cm upright inflorescence; flower light chartreuse, sepals and petals striped and finely stippled burgundy; dorsal sepals spotted heavily along inferior margin; elongated lip mobile, deep […]

22Oct 2023

October 15, 2023 20232346 C. Jungle Eyes ‘Grass Valley’ C. (Jungle Elf  x aclandiae) HCC 77 Exhibited by Ted McClellan Description: Three well arranged flowers on one 3.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals deep yellow heavily marked oxblood on edges, overlaid amber veins centrally; lip yellow, midlobe overlaid deep fuchsia distally ;column white overlaid deep fuchsia; […]

22Oct 2023

October 08, 2023 20232345 Gomesa radicans ‘Janet Kaye’ (species) CCE 90 Exhibited by Dennis & Janet Wade Description: Approximately five thousand well grown and well displayed flowers and three hundred buds on 440 inflorescences, and immaculate foliage on a plant 69-cm wide by 55-cm tall, grown on a 5-cm by 18-cm cork slab; sepals and […]

14Oct 2023

    October 04, 2023 20232330 Restrepia guttulata ‘Yip Yip’ (species) HCC 77 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Two flowers and one bud on three inflorescences up to 9-cm; dorsal sepal and petals translucent white, burgundy stripes coalescing at apex; fused ventral sepals yellow, large dark burgundy spots on basal margins, small cordovan spots […]

14Oct 2023

    October 04, 2023 20232329 Habenaria medusa ‘Dana Lynn’ (species) FCC 90 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Twenty-five brilliant white flowers and four buds on one stately 74-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal vibrant deep green; lateral sepals light green, darker green spots coalesce into stripes; petals brown apically, green basally; lip brilliant white, saturated […]

14Oct 2023

  October 04, 2023 20232328 Paph. Rolfei ‘Sweetwater Plum’ Paph. (bellatulum x rothschildianum) AM 83 Exhibited by Cheryl Jones Description: Three flowers on one 15-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals light chartreuse, dark cordovan spots coalesce into longitudinal veins; pouch ivory white, heavily tessellated dark cordovan; hirsute staminodal shield dark cordovan; substance heavy; texture waxy. Measurements […]

14Oct 2023

  October 04, 2023 20232327 Rlc. Stippled Sunset ‘Sweet Water Sun’ Rlc. (C. Katherine Clarkson x Rlc. SunCoast Sunspots) AM 82 Exhibited by Cheryl Jones Description: Six flowers on two 2.4-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals amber, heavily spotted oxblood along margins; lip light yellow, side lobes clasp column, midlobe bright lavender, column white overlaid lavender, […]

05Oct 2023

  September 22, 2023 20232326 Paph. charlesworthii ‘Nova’ (species) AM 83 Exhibited by Gold country Orchids Description: One flat flower and one bud on two inflorescences up to 14-cm; dorsal sepal rose, tessellated darker rose, color lighter at apex which precluded a higher award; synsepal green, edges rose-brown; petals chartreuse, overlaid bronze tessellations; pouch light […]

05Oct 2023

  September 22, 2023 20232325 Phal. Samera ‘Macko Macko’ Phal. ( bellina x violacea ) HCC 75 Exhibited by Susan Wedegaertner Description: Four nicely colored flowers, three buds, and two fading flowers on four lateral, branching, up to 25-cm inflorescences; flower white; sepals and petals ovate; sepals aristate, apical tips green, dorsal sepal blushed lavender, […]

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