August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Sam’s Choice’ species CCE 93 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Also received an FCC 90 Description: Ninety-three flowers and two buds densely arranged on 21 inflorescences forming an 18 x 18-cm mound growing on a 14 x 12-cm cork mount; flowers immaculate completely obscuring old growth, […]
August 6, 2011 3rd Annual Speaker’s Day Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Sam’s Choice’ species FCC 90 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Also received an FCC, upgrade of previous AM 81 Description: Ninety-three flowers and two buds densely arranged on 21 inflorescences; sepals and petals deep fuchsia; lip dark yellow suffused fuchsia; substance firm; texture diamond dust. Noted […]
June 1, 2011 Phragmipedium caudatum ‘Penthus’ species HCC 77 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Three flowers on a 28-cm. inflorescence; dorsal and synsepal chartreuse; petals chartreuse with light burgundy venation, coalesced to solid darker burgundy apically; pouch chartreuse with darker mahogany around rim, veining to mid-pouch; staminode shield mahogany; substance average; texture matte. […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Phalaenopsis lobbii var. flava ‘Monster’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Nine flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals white; lip hinged, pale yellow with light brown bars near distal margins laterally fading centrally, brown dots centrally; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Ansellia africana ‘Primero’ species FCC 92 Exhibited by Cal-Orchid Description: Three hundred thirty-two flowers and 140 buds on seven inflorescences; sepals and petals chartreuse heavily barred cordovan coalescing apically; lip cream, side lobes cream barred light cordovan, midlobe cadmium yellow; column cream lightly flushed light cordovan, yellow anther […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Microterangis hariotiana ‘Gold Country’ species CCM 81 Exhibited by Gold Country Orchids Description: Approximately three thousand orange flowers on 86 pendulous inflorescences on a 14 growth plant on a 9×10-cm. wooden plaque; plant robust and vigorous; substance firm; texture matte. Spots on leaves precluded higher score. Measurements in […]
April 16, 2011 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Parapteroceras odoratissimum ‘Kai’ species CCM 83 Exhibited by Diana Blasingame Description: Approximately one hundred fifty flowers and 21 buds on 15 inflorescences on a rambling plant borne on a 4x5x20-cm. tree fern mount; sepals and petals cream barred brown centrally; saccate lip white with two light purple bars, […]
April 6, 2011 Holcoglossum flavescens ‘May Jean’ species CCM 84 Exhibited by Ricky Wong Description: Six flowers and one bud held straight out from an 8-cm. clump of foliage on a 9.2-cm high wooden mount; sepals and petals white suffused rose pink distally; lip white, dark burgundy striations in throat, solid burgundy on side lobes, […]
April 6, 2011 Prosthecea vitellina ‘Wailing Banshee’ species HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Eight flowers and three buds on one upright inflorescence; flowers intense orange, light yellow on reverse margin; lip yellow suffused orange distally; column golden yellow, anther cap crimson; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns 4.5 nsv […]
April 6, 2011 Dendrobium trigonopus ‘Vistamont’ species CCM 87 Exhibited by Cynthia Hill Description: Exceptionally well grown plant on a 30-cm. hardwood mount carrying fifty flowers and four buds on 15 canes; sepals and petals citron yellow; lip citron yellow overlaid chartreuse centrally, side lobes burgundy; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns 4.3 […]