Orchid Awards

06Nov 2013

November 6, 2013 20131069 Den. cucumerinum ‘Mr. Pickles’ species AM 83 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: Sixteen flat flowers and seven buds on three inflorescences; sepals and petals faintly lined burgundy centrally; lip white, midlobe centrally finely spotted burgundy; column pale green, anther cap pale green, rimmed burgundy; substance typical; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm. […]

06Nov 2013

November 6, 2013 20131070 Paph. henryanum ‘Candor XL’ species AM 82 Exhibited by Curtis Gean Description: Three elegant full flowers and one bud on four inflorescences; dorsal sepal light yellow-green heavily spotted cordovan; petals light yellow-green, heavily overlaid purple, spotted cordovan; synsepal cream color, spotted cordovan; pouch light yellow-green, overlaid purple; staminode light yellow-green, callus […]

06Nov 2013

November 6, 2013 20131071 Paph. Montera Moth ‘Tempranillo’ (Paph. Macabre x Paph. Luna Shadow) AM 80 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One stately flat flower on one 29-cm inflorescence; base color on all segments white; dorsal and ventral sepals pleasingly striped burgundy, shading to green centrally; petals flushed green centrally, uniformly dotted with 2-mm burgundy […]

19Oct 2013

October 19, 2013 20131068 Orchid Forum of Sacramento Show Show Trophy Orchid Forum of Sacramento Society Description: A compact 50 sq ft stage top display of approximately 75 well-grown plnts representing a wide variety and diversity of orchid genera artistically arranged in the general shape of a pyramid. The display was nicely accented with driftwood, […]

06Oct 2013

October 6, 2013 20131066 Big Fresno Fair Show Ascda. Suk Sumran Beauty ‘Bubblicious’ (V. Gordon Dillon x Ascda. Yip Sum Wah) AM 81 Exhibited by Curtis Gean Description: Fourteen flowers and 12 buds on one 28-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals hot fuchsia-pink with lighter pink tessellations; lip dark fuchsia, side lobes cream color; column hot […]

06Oct 2013

October 6, 2013 20131067 Big Fresno Fair Show Vanda Sandra Gail Hatos ‘Tickled Pink’ (V. Memoria Lyle Swanson x V. tessellata) AM 80 Exhibited by Curtis Gean Description: Eighteen well-arranged flowers on two upright inflorescences; sepals and petals white overlaid, speckled overall dark pink; lip intense pink, side lobes white, spotted pink; column and anther […]

02Oct 2013

October 2, 2013 20131065 Phalaenopsis Vio Vio ‘Pussy Cat’ (Phal. violacea x Phal. Jungo Viotris) HCC 79 Exhibited by Cecil Bullard Description: Two intensely colored, well-proportioned, peloric flowers and one bud on one inflorescence; sepals deep fuchsia, pale halo marginally, to white apically; petals peloric, darker fuchsia, pale centrally with small fuchsia spots; lip spacelate, […]

04Sep 2013

September 4, 2013 20131063 Rhynchostele Red Embers ‘Vistamont’ (Rst. aptera x Rst. Red Nugget) HCC 78 Exhibited by Steve Beckendorf Description: Seven flowers on one gracefully arched inflorescence; sepals and petals chartreuse heavily barred deep cordovan; lip chartreuse heavily overlaid centrally with deep cordovan blotches, margins cordovan; column light green, anther cap pale yellow; substance […]

04Sep 2013

September 4, 2013 20131062 Paph. Mac Worth ‘Monster’ (Paph. Macabre x Paph. charlesworthii) AM 81 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: One flower and one bud on two inflorescences; sepals white, dorsal sepal veined and suffused purple, synsepal veined and suffused purple, green centrally; petals rich brown suffused purple dorsally; pouch even deep brown; […]

04Sep 2013

September 4, 2013 20131064 Cattleya bradei ‘Elizabeth Anne’ species CHM 83 Exhibited by James G. Morris Originally entered as a natural hybrid C. x nesyana. Description: Four charming flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals light yellow, darker yellow flaring at apex; lip darker yellow, side lobes close over column; anther cap cream; substance […]

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