Orchid Awards

19Aug 2024

    August 03, 2024 20242321 Paph. liemianum ‘Bagairt’ (species) AM 80 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One flower and one bud on one 16.5-cm arched inflorescence; dorsal sepal circular, chartreuse, dark green centrally; synsepal chartreuse, dark green centrally; petals lanceolate, twisted apically, margins hirsute, light chartreuse spotted dark cordovan; pouch slightly trumpeted, […]

19Aug 2024

    August 03, 2024 20242320 Paph. tigrinum ‘Dick Buchner’ (species) AM 80 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: One flower on one 17.5-cm inflorescence; sepals chartreuse, blotched and veined dark mahogany, margins minutely fimbriate; petals spathate, chartreuse proximally transitions to purple distally, margin minutely fimbriate, two longitudinal elongate dark mahogany blotches proximal two thirds, […]

26Jul 2024

    July 21, 2024 20242319 Lyc. Glady’s Eljuri ‘Melencia’ Lyc. (Kiama x Alan Salzman) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Two flowers on two inflorescences 20.2-cm long; sepals and petals base color chartreuse; sepals recurved, heavily suffused maroon; petals open over column, apices slightly recurved, overlaid maroon distally, heavily spotted maroon […]

26Jul 2024

    July 21, 2024 20242318 Lyc. tricolor ‘Pastel’ (species) HCC 79 Exhibited by Tyler M. Albrecht Description: Twelve triangular flowers on twelve inflorescences up to 10 cm; sepals light green, lanceolate; petals forward-facing, distal tips recurved, white base color, overlaid light rose; lip trilobed, white, overlaid medium rose, side lobes medium rose, midlobe darker […]

18Jul 2024

    July 03, 2024 20242317 Bdm. Golden Stars ‘Grass Valley’ Bdm. (Brsdm. Shooting Star x Gom. echinata) AM 83 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Fifteen stellate flowers on one 43-cm, branched, upright inflorescence; sepals and petals bright yellow, irregular cordovan markings; lip bright yellow, cordovan blotches, margins undulate; column and anther cap yellow; […]

18Jul 2024

    July 03, 2024 20242316 Pcv. Key Lime Stars ‘Lemon Lime’ Pcv. (Ctyh. Lime Sherbet x B. nodosa) HCC 79 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Ten stellate flowers on two inflorescences up to 14.8 cm; sepals and petals lanceolate, bright chartreuse; lip tubular, open and ruffled distally, cream, suffused light chartreuse, darker chartreuse […]

18Jul 2024

    July 03, 2024 20242315 Rl. digbyana ‘Monster’ (species) AM 84 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three full flowers on two inflorescences up to 1 cm; flowers chartreuse; sepals tipped pink; petals slightly ruffled on edges; lip large, chartreuse, heavily fimbriated; callus dark green; column light green, anther cap cream; substance firm; […]

18Jul 2024

    July 03, 2024 20242314 Mcm. junctum ‘Sparkler’ (species) CBR Exhibited by Dennis & Janet Wade Description: Eighty-one stellate flowers and thirty-four buds on eleven inflorescences up to 6.2-cm, and nine immature inflorescences on a 10-cm by 3-cm hardwood stick; sepals light rose; petals light rose, randomly spotted dark rose; acuminate lip light rose; […]

18Jul 2024

    July 03, 2024 20242313 V. Kaori ‘Pink Pearl’ V. (falcata x Cherry Blossom) AM 82 Exhibited by Chen-Hao Hsu Description: Twenty-one flowers and one bud on two upright inflorescences up to 8.8 cm, plus one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals spatulate, mauve; lip mauve, distal half dark mauve; 3.8-cm spur dark mauve; column […]

21Jun 2024

    June 16, 2024 20242312 Pcv. Key Lime Stars ‘Big Ben’ Pcv. (Ctyh. Lime Sherbet x B. nodosa) AM 83 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Eleven stellate flowers on two inflorescences up to 17-cm; sepals and petals lanceolate, bright chartreuse; lip tubular, cream suffused and striped light chartreuse, darker chartreuse centrally; substance firm; […]

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