Orchid Awards

16Sep 2006

Sacramento Orchid Forum September 16, 2006 Miltonia Bluntii ‘Prolific’ (Milt. spectabilis x Milt. clowesii) HCC 79 Exhibited by: Cathy Norris Description: Three flowers and three buds on two inflorescences; sepals and petals very dark burgundy; lip rose lavender with dark lavender waterfall effect; substance firm; texture waxy. Crease on lip precluded higher score. Measurements in […]

02Aug 2006

August 2, 2006 Slc. Purple Fantasy ‘Big Ben’ (Slc Precious Stones x Lc Mini purple) AM 80 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals dark cerise tipped with minute green tips; lip dark cerise suffusing to deep red distally with golden yellow central patch with deep magenta stripes; […]

05Jul 2006

July 5, 2006 Lc. Kiritsubo ‘Gerle Creek’ (L. alaorii x C. nobilior) HCC 79 Exhibited by Cory Cowden Description: Three flowers and two buds on two infloresences; sepals and petals lavender; lip midlobe and sidelobes dark lavender, yellow centrally, veined darker purple; column lavender, darker apically; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns  7.5  nsv […]

07Jun 2006

June 7, 2006 Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin ‘Joan’ (Paph. philippinense x Paph. rothschildianum) HCC 75 Exhibited by Howard Gunn Description: Five well-arranged flowers on one inflorescence; sepals chartreuse overlaid with rich cordovan veins; petals chartreuse overlaid deep cordovan darker distal third; pouch yellow internally veined cordovan; substance firm; texture waxy. Measurements in cm.  Ns  14.1  nsv […]

07Jun 2006

June 7, 2006 Lc. Samba Crown ‘El Dorado’ (L. sincorana var. coerulea x C. warneri var. coerulea) HCC 76 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two relatively flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals light lavender; lip lavender, darker purple distally with golden yellow throat; substance good; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns […]

07Jun 2006

June 7, 2006 Paphiopedilum Julius ‘Raymond’ (Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. lowii) HCC 76 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Five flowers on one 75-cm. inflorescence; sepals pale yellow with fine mahogany venation; petals yellow-green with fine mahogany spots basally fusing into a solid rose mahogany distally; pouch mahogany with curved stripes on bottom of pouch; substance […]

03May 2006

May 3, 2006 Masdevallia Joy Edstrom ‘Lisle B’ (Masd. veitchiana x Masd. racemosa) HCC 77 Exhibited by Terry & Margaret Boomer Description: One flower and one bud on one inflorescence; sepals orange overlaid deep red with fine purple hairs, lateral sepals more heavily overlaid deep red at apical half; petals orange; lip orange red; substance […]

03May 2006

May 3, 2006 Wilsonara Tigalva ‘Gigantic’ (Odcdm. Tiger Butter x Odm. Memoria Ernesto Alvarez) HCC 75 Exhibited by Richard L. Stone Description: Twenty-nine flowers and four buds on one branching inflorescence; sepals and petals medium cordovan, random cream barring; lip pale yellow, cordovan centrally, fading to white distally, multi-spiked callus yellow; substance heavy; texture matte. […]

03May 2006

May 3, 2006 Sl. Orpetii ‘Garnet Sea’ (Soph. coccinea x L. pumila) HCC 76 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Two full flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals deep fuchsia pink; lip darker fuchsia with two yellow eyes; substance firm; texture sparkling. Measurements in cm.  Ns  8.5  nsv  8.6  Dsw  2.0  dsl  4.8  Pw […]

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