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 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Dracula amaliae ‘Hestia’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by George McRae Description: Two flowers and two buds on four inflorescences; sepals cream overlaid maroon on reverse appearing tan interiorly, heavily tomentose with tan-tipped glandular hairs; petals minute; caudae maroon, well presented; substance firm; texture felt-like. Measurements in cm. […]
October 17, 2009 Diablo View Orchid Society Show Masdevallia angulata ‘Heather Nicole’ species HCC 77 Exhibited by Ken Cook Description: Thirteen flowers and 12 buds on 25 inflorescences; flowers light olive green suffused with beige, heavily overlaid with oxblood spotting; dorsal sepal and petals olive green lightly striped with oxblood spots; lateral sepals and lip […]
October 11, 2009 Fresno Fair Paphiopedilum curtisii ‘Sandwolf’ species HCC 76 Exhibited by Bill Sanders Description: Two flowers well presented on two inflorescences; dorsal sepal cream with light maroon stripes; hirsute petals cream suffused light maroon with darker maroon stripes and spots; pouch rose-maroon; staminode white, light green apically, marked maroon; substance average; texture matte. […]
October 7, 2009 Paphiopedilum helenae ‘Gewurztraminer’ species AM 85 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Two charming flowers on two diminutive inflorescences; dorsal sepal chartreuse with chestnut stripes basally; synsepal ivory; forward swept petals chartreuse suffused with chestnut; pouch chartreuse heavily overlaid with chestnut; substance firm; texture glossy. Measurements in cm. Ns 3.5 nsv 4.8 Dsw […]
October 3, 2009 Sacramento Orchid Forum Show Paphiopedilum sukhakulii var. album ‘Verdejo’ species AM 81 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white with bright medium green vertical stripes; petals pale chartreuse, darker green centrally, darker green venation; trumpeted pouch chartreuse, staminode cream white marked dark green; substance average; texture […]
October 3, 2009 Sacramento Orchid Forum Show Odontoglossum nobile ‘Golden Gate’ species AM 80 Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Description: Twelve flowers and 20 buds on a single branched inflorescence; sepals and petals bright white with slight rose flush on back; lip white, callus yellow, side lobes veined red-brown, column white overlaid red-brown blotches; substance […]
September 2, 2009 Habenaria medusae ‘Joan’ species HCC 77 Exhibited by Howard Gunn Description: Ten flowers and eight buds on one 46-cm. inflorescence; hooded dorsal sepal green; petals light green; highly fimbriate lip white with rust-red basally; spur white basally green apically; substance fair; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns 8.1 nsv 5.8 Dsw 0.4 […]
August 8, 2009 Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Candor Neko’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by Bob & Lynn Wellenstein Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal slightly hooded, chartreuse with mahogany markings; synsepal lighter chartreuse with mahogany spots; petals chartreuse with mahogany bars, overlaid pink apically; pouch chartreuse overlaid chestnut; substance firm; texture matte. Measurements in cm. […]
August 8, 2009 Masdevallia rosea ‘Barbara C’ species CCM 82 Exhibited by Ken Cook Description: Twenty-one flowers and 17 buds on 38 inflorescences; 38-cm diameter plant mounted on a 10-cm wide cork plaque; dorsal sepal dark orange; lateral sepals deep fuchsia; substance average; texture matte. Measurements in cm. Ns 2.4 nsv 5.2 Dsw 0.3 dsl […]