April 17, 2010 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Epidendrum Pacific Thrill ‘Fireball’ (Epi. Sun Valley x Epi. Pacific Girl) HCC 79 Exhibited by Cal-Orchid Description: Twenty slightly cupped flowers and 20 buds on one inflorescence; sepals and petals red orange; fringed lip bright yellow centrally, orange on margin; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns […]
April 7, 2010 Paphiopedilum liemianum ‘Candor Jelly Belly’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Bob & Lynn Wellenstein Description: One flower and one bud on one 13-cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal green slightly blushed purple at the base with 0.5-cm margin; synsepal lime green; hirsute petals cream white, transversely barred and spotted burgundy; pouch cream white suffused […]
March 3, 2010 Aerangis Winter Snow ‘Sierra Nevada’ (Aergs. Winter Dove x Aergs. fastuosa) HCC 79 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Twelve paper white flowers nicely arranged on two pendant inflorescences; 12-cm. pale yellow nectary; substance firm; texture satin. Measurements in cm. Ns 5.3 nsv 4.2 Dsw 0.9 dsl 2.1 Pw 1.1 pl […]
February 3, 2010 Paphiopedilum fairrieanum ‘Colette’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Dennis Wade Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white suffused light green centrally, dark burgundy venation; petals hirsute, white overlaid light green, dark burgundy parallel venation; pouch light green suffused dark brown at margin, darker burgundy veins; substance average; texture matte. Measurements […]
January 6, 2010 Paphiopedilum Portofino ‘Nova’ (Paph. Valwin x Paph. Great Pacific) HCC 79 Exhibited by Richard F. Buchter Description: One large flat flower well-held on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white overlaid burgundy centrally; synsepal pale chartreuse; petals chartreuse heavily overlaid cordovan, upper half darker cordovan, midrib; pouch chartreuse overlaid cordovan; substance firm; texture glossy. […]
December 2, 2009 Paphiopedilum fairrieanum var. album ‘Honeycrisp’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Bob & Lynn Wellenstein Description: One well-held flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals white veined medium green at center, outer margins chartreuse; petals veined medium green on upper half, chartreuse on lower half; pouch light green veined medium green; staminode white […]
October 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Dracula dalstroemii ‘Elena Maria’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Ken Coo Description: Three flowers and one bud on four inflorescences; sepals broad, beige suffused dark red-brown, beige around the edges and beige in center; caudae straight, dark red-brown; dorsal cauda has darker red-brown tip; lip beige-pink; texture […]
October 11, 2009 Fresno Fair Aerangis cryptodon ‘Cap Gunn’ species HCC 76 Exhibited by Pat and Chuck Gunn Description: Five full flowers and three buds on one inflorescence; flowers pure white; 17.5-cm. nectary chartreuse on distal third; substance firm; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm. Ns 3.7 nsv 20.5 Dsw 0.9 dsl 2.0 Pw 0.7 pl […]
August 8, 2009 Stanhopea jenishiana ‘Diablo Sunrise’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Diablo Orchids Description: Eighteen flowers on three inflorescences plus one developing inflorescence; flowers golden yellow with dark burgundy spots; hypochile orange with single burgundy spot, mesochile yellow, epichile light yellow; column cream with burgundy spots, light green centrally; substance heavy; texture matte. Measurements […]
May 6, 2009 Cattleya milleri ‘Big Island’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Thirty-five flowers and 53 buds on 11 inflorescences; sepals and petals uniformly saturated red; contrasting lip orange, sidelobes striped red externally, midlobe with red picotee apically; column purple; anther cap white; substance average; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns […]