Orchid Awards

25May 2023

  May 03, 2023 20232282 Masd. Herranic ‘Mando’ Masd. (herradurae x  nicaraguae) AM 80 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Ten flowers and six buds on sixteen up to 3.3-cm inflorescences on a well gworn plant; sepals light chartreuse, lateral sepals overlaid burgundy centrally, caudae golden, sepaline tube light chartreuse; petals light chartreuse; lip dark […]

12May 2023

April 29, 2023 20232331 American Orchid Society Show Trophy Sacramento Orchid Society Show 2023 ST 83 Exhibited by William Trimble Description: A twenty-four square-foot table top display with various genera of Orchid species and hybrids; Cymbidiums, Lycastes, Sarcochilus, Odontiodas, Lepanthes, Dendrobiums and Vandas, to name a few; arrangement of flowers were in color flow, building […]

11May 2023

April 29, 2023 20232295 Paph. Dot’s Spots ‘Margaux’ Paph. (Dot’s Delight x Vougue Wonder) AM 85 Exhibited by David Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one 19-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, overlaid light burgundy, overlaid light green centrally, veined green centrally, burgundy distally; synsepal white, overlaid light green, veined green; petals ciliate, white, overlaid light green […]

11May 2023

April 29, 2023 20232294 Den. Bruce Gordon ‘Batman’ Den. (alexandrae x eximium) AM 84 Exhibited by Cheryl Jones Description: Thirty-seven well-presented flowers on five inflorescences up to 21-cm; sepals and petals lanceolate, light chartreuse, reverse spotted mahogany; petals twisted, undulate on margins; pointed lip white, overlaid chartreuse, side lobes striped purple, midlobe spotted purple; column […]

11May 2023

  April 29, 2023 20232293 Chytoglossa marileoniae ‘Caleb F’ species  HCC 76 Exhibited by Douglas Kubo Description: Twenty-three flowers on five inflorescences averaging 4.5-cm in length; sepals and petals green; deltoid lip yellow with random maroon spots; column yellow, anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  0.8  nsv  1.6  Dsw  0.1 […]

11May 2023

  April 29, 2023 20232292 Masd. deceptrix ‘Jon’ species  AM 85 Exhibited by Diana Blasingame Description: One flower and one bud on one 11.3-cm inflorescence; sepals deep dark maroon, dorsal sepal dark green in throat, caudae dark green flushed maroon basally; petals maroon; lip maroon, anther cap white, substance hard; texture velvety. Measurements in cm. […]

11May 2023

April 29, 2023 20232288 Phrag. x richteri ‘Gunnii’ Phrag. (pearcei x boissierianum) AM 80 Exhibited by Joan Gunn Description: Four flowers and four buds on three inflorescences up to 36 cm; sepals white, veined green, dorsal sepal leans forward; petals attractively, symmetrically twisted, white proximally blushed green, darker green veins, transitioning to light burgundy blush, […]

11May 2023

  April 29, 2023 20232287 Paph. villosum ‘Grass Valley’ species  HCC 77 Exhibited by Theodore McClellan Description: One symmetrical flower on a 14.5-cm, hirsute inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, deep red-purple proximal three-quarters, pale green flush centrally; synsepal pale green; petals pale green, red-purple superior edge, light green picotee, dark midrib, light webbing centrally; pouch pale […]

11May 2023

April 29, 2023 20232286 Paph. Dot’s Spots ‘Premier Cru’ Paph. (Dot’s Delight x Vougue Wonder) AM 81 Exhibited by David Sorokowsky Description: One flower on a 23-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, striped green centrally to maroon apically; synsepal white, blushed green, striped maroon; petals white, overlaid green basally, maroon apically, heavily spotted maroon, hirsute marginally; […]

11May 2023

  April 29, 2023 20232285 Phal. tetraspis ‘Stochastic’ species  HCC 75 Exhibited by Anne Kimmerlein Description: Nine flowers on seven branched, pendent inflorescences up to 33.2 cm; sepals and petals ivory, randomly overlaid vermillion, lip trilobed, ivory, side lobes erect, overlaid light yellow centrally, midlobe overlaid magenta basally, superior surface pilose distally; column and anther […]

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