Orchid Awards

16Nov 2024

    November o6, 2024 20242342 Paph. Midnight Special ‘Porto’ Paph. (Macabre Illusion x Magically Fred) AM 81 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One full flower on one upright staked 21.5-cm inflorescence; sepals broadly ovate, dark chartreuse veined and flushed dark mahogany; petals broadly lanceolate, dark mahogany; pouch black-mahogany; staminode dark mahogany, umbo chartreuse; substance […]

16Nov 2024

    November o6, 2024 20242341, Paph. (Unregistered hybrid) ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’, Paph. (King Charles x Ruby Boy Wonder), AM 81, Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one upright 10.5-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal dark deep maroon centrally, flushed and tessellated dark pink, light pink picotee; synsepal chartreuse veined and blotched maroon; petals bronze overlaid […]

15Nov 2024

    November o6, 2024 20242340 Gom. radicans ‘Goodstuff’ (Species) CCM 85 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: Two thousand four hundred flowers and 34 buds on 300 up to 9.25-cm inflorescences; on a 50-cm x 46-cm ball of acicular leaves mounted on a 42-cm x 21-cm piece of cork; sepals and petals heavily reflexed, light […]

15Nov 2024

    November o6, 2024 20242339 C. Pink Pearl ‘Memoria Don Luvisi’ C. (alaorii x wittigiana) AM 82 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: Four flowers on three inflorescences up to 1.0 cm; sepals ovate, medium pink with lightly striated venation; petals orbicular, medium pink with light striated venation; lip trilobed, light yellow throat, dark magenta […]

15Nov 2024

    October 20, 2024 20242338 Paph. Little Pinky ‘Chardonnay’ Paph. (King Charles x Memoria Sandra Pechter Song) HCC 77 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One charming, slightly cupped flower and one bud on two, up to 8.8-cm inflorescences; dorsal sepal cream, light burgundy basally; synsepal yellow-cream, striped light green; petals chartreuse, light cordovan tessellation […]

14Nov 2024

    October 20, 2024 20242336 Paph. Saiun ‘Tannat’ Paph. (sukhakulii x wardii) AM 82 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One well-held flower on one 17-cm inflorescence; sepals white, striped green; petals linear, green, heavily spotted mahogany, margins hirsute; pouch green, heavily overlaid mahogany; staminode green, overlaid dark green vertical lines, mahogany centrally; substance medium; texture […]

14Nov 2024

    October o5, 2024 20242335 Paph. henryanum ‘Barolo’ (Species) HCC 76 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One full flower on one inflorescence; base color chartreuse; dorsal sepal flat, widely ovate, apical margin lightly ruffled, large oxblood splotches throughout; synsepal has small oxblood splotches; petals linear, overlaid cordovan, oxblood splotches basally, margins heavily undulate; pouch […]

14Nov 2024

    October o5, 2024 20242333 Paph. Charmingly Henry ‘Diego’ Paph. (Charmingly Golden x henryanum) HCC 78 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: One flower on a 14-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal reniform, margins undulate, base color chartreuse, chestnut centrally, random dark chestnut spots, 3-cm white edge; petals curve forward, base color chestnut, light chartreuse along […]

23Sep 2024

    September 15, 2024 20242332 Bulb. maxillare ‘Virginia’ (species) AM 82 Exhibited by Glenn Finch Description: Five flowers and one bud on six inflorescences up to 19 cm; sepals cordovan; dorsal sepal margins hirsute, white picotee; lateral sepals light green margins; petals falcate, dark cordovan; lip hinged, tip cordovan, midline green; column cordovan; substances […]

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