Orchid Awards

04Nov 2015

November 4, 2015 20152483 Aeranthes peyrotii ‘Vistamont’ species CCE 91  Exhibited by Cindy Hill Description: A well-grown, immaculate 64 cm tall by 47 cm wide plant of eleven growths of pristine leaves grown in a 16 cm basket bearing twenty-nine flowers and seventeen buds on fifty-nine arching, bifurcating inflorescences up to 71 cm in length […]

04Nov 2015

November 4, 201520152481Den. cyanocentrum ‘Whirling Dervishes’speciesAM 82Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Description: Forty-one flowers and two buds on 42 inflorescences; dorsal sepal and petals bright white; lateral sepals bright white, light chartreuse on lower half; lip lanceolate, midlobe light green; column violet; anthercap white stippled violet; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns  2.0 […]

17Oct 2015

October 17, 2015Orchid Forum of Sacramento20152475Den. bigibbum ‘Samantha’ speciesHCC 79Exhibited by James G. Morris Description:  Forty fairly flat flowers and 26 buds on ten arched inflorescences; sepals and petals rose-purple; flat lip rose-purple coalesced to purple throat; substance average; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  5.7  nsv  5.2  Dsw  1.5  dsl  3.0  Pw  3.2  pl […]

17Oct 2015

October 17, 2015Orchid Forum of Sacramento20152474Phal. hieroglyphica fma. alba ‘Amun-Ra’speciesAM 84Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Eleven flowers and four buds on five inflorescences; sepals and petals ivory, overlaid bright chartreuse irregular bars; column and lip white, sidelobes overlaid sulfur yellow; substance firm; texture waxy. Measurements in cm.  Ns  4.5  nsv  5.0  Dsw  1.8 […]

15Oct 2015

October 17, 2015 Orchid Forum of Sacramento 20152476 Bulb. Karen Lewis ‘Thoms Dark Knight’ (Bulb. echinolabium x Bulb. phalaenopsis) HCC 79 Exhibited by Jeffrey Tyler Description: Seven flowers and one bud on three inflorescences; sepals and petals cream heavily overlaid dark oxblood, reverse overlaid veined oxblood; anther cap rose-oxblood; substance heavy; texture waxy. Measurements in […]

07Oct 2015

October 7, 201520152473Rlc. Port Gold ‘Jocelyn’(Rlc. Port Royal Sound x Rlc. Toshie Aoki)AM 81 Exhibited by James G. Morris Description: Ten striking flowers on two erect inflorescences; sepals and petals bright yellow, midrib red apically; lip intense velvet red overlaid purple, gold venation basally; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm.  Ns  13.4  nsv  14.0  Dsw […]

02Sep 2015

September 2, 201520152471Paph. Transdoll ‘Ruthanne Farmer’(Paph. liemianum x Paph. rothschildianum)HCC 78Exhibited by Carol Klonowski Description: Two flowers and one bud on one inflorescence; sepals dark chartreuse with darker mahogany stripes; petals hirsute at margins, dark chartreuse randomly spotted and striped rose-burgundy, overlaid mahogany at apical third;pouch chartreuse overlaid burgundy; staminode chartreuse overlaid maroon; substance firm; […]

02Sep 2015

September 2, 201520152472Paph. Mem. Rex VanDelden ‘Harpy’(Paph. Lady Isabel x Paph. armeniacum)HCC 77Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Four flowers and one bud on two strong inflorescences; flower gold; dorsal sepal and hirsute petals disticntly striped and tessellated red-brown; synsepal gold, lightly striped mahogany; large hirsute staminode distinct yellow stripe centrally; substance heavy; texture […]

01Aug 2015

August 1, 2015Speaker’s Day20152468Ctt. Sagarik Wax ‘African Beauty’(C. Summerland Girl x Ctt. Chocolate Drop)AM 84Exhibited by Virginia Grove Description: Twelve striking flowers well-held on one strong upright inflorescence; sepals and petals deep red-burgundy; lip white, midlobe heavily overlaid deep fuchsia, side lobes overlaid fuchsia distal one-third; column and anther cap white overlaid fuchsia; substance hard; […]

01Aug 2015

August 1, 2015Speaker’s Day20152467Vanda White Crane ‘Angel’s Flight’(V. falcata x V. sanderiaum)AM 80Exhibited by Virginia Grove Description: Thirteen relatively flat flowers nicely arranged on one strong upright inflorescence; sepals and petals white lightly blushed pink, lip white overlaid pink with deeper pink keels; column and anther cap white lightly blushed pink; substance firm; texture sparkling. […]

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