June 16, 2024 20242309 E. Renate Schmidt ‘El Dorado’ E. (Orchid Jungle x alata) AM 85 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: One hundred thirty-nine flowers and sixty-four buds on five branched inflorescences up to 120-cm tall; sepals and petals light chartreuse saturated dark cordovan; lip cream, side lobes cream striped cordovan medial-apically, […]
May 19, 2024 20242303 Paph. liemianum ‘Margaux’ (Species) AM 85 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One stately flower and two buds on one staked 19-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal circular, hirsute, green, light chartreuse halo; synsepal green; petals lanceolate, twisted apically, margins hirsute, light chartreuse spotted dark cordovan; pouch slightly trumpeted, cream overlaid light mahogany, […]
May 19, 2024 20242298 C. sincorana ‘Alpine Meadows’ (Species) AM 85 Exhibited by Tom Pickford Description: Two flowers, one immature flower, and two buds on three inflorescences up to 15 cm in length; sepals and petals white, evenly suffused lavender, lightly veined darker lavender; lip white, fuchsia distally, throat white, keels white, overlaid light […]
May 01, 2024 20242297 Phal. japonica ‘Sasha’ (Species) AM 85 Exhibited by Lynne Murrell Description: Thirteen flowers and four buds on one descending, 32.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals elliptic, cream-white, overlaid chartreuse proximally, random magenta striations on dorsal sepal and petals, lateral sepals highly striated magenta; lip white, immaculate fuchsia spots; column cream, anther […]
April 12, 2024 20242281 Lys. Yi-Ying Sakura ‘Red Diamond’ Lys. (Lcd. Jean Tolliday Kendolie x Angcst.Yi-Ying Red Star ) AM 85 Exhibited by Galen Carpenter Description: Nine flat flowers and three buds on twelve inflorescences up to 24 cm; sepals white, heavily overlaid light burgundy; petals white, overlaid deep burgundy striations centrally, solid deep […]
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 […]
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. […]
March 01, 2023 20232267 Onc. Castle de Noez ‘Phyllis’ Onc. (Castle de Stro x noezlianum) AM 85 Exhibited by Paul H. Chim Description: Fifteen flowers and seven buds on two upright inflorescences up to 63-cm long; sepal base color pink, heavily overlaid magenta, large irregular burgundy blotches; petals pink, heavily overlaid magenta, irregular […]
October 27, 2022 20222337 Cattleya cernua ‘Melencia’ (species) AM 85 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Six richly saturated, well-presented flowers on one 2-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals orange, apically overlaid purple; sepals deltoid, petals ovate; lip ovoid, yellow, distally suffused orange; column winged, white, margins overlaid purple, anther cap grey-lavender; substances firm; texture […]
October 27, 2022 20222333 Phal. violacea ‘Blue Melencia’ (species) AM 85 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three intensely-colored flowers and one bud on three sequentially-blooming inflorescences up to 9-cm; sepals dark black-violet, darker proximally, tip green; petals dark violet, tip cream-white; lip cream-white, side lobes tipped violet, central yellow spot, midlobe black […]