Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA , August 22, 2011

Cattleya alaorii Diamond Orchids AM
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Cattleya [ Syn. Laelia] alaorii 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS 85 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.8 cm Vertical: 5.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Two flowers on two 1.5 cm inflorescences with 4.5 cm pedicels; Flower base color white, blushed pink margins; sepals lavender apically, throat yellow; substance heavy; texture satin.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cattleya alaorii Diamond Orchids CCM
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Cattleya [ Syn. Laelia] alaorii 'Diamond Orchids' CCM/AOS 89 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.8 cm Vertical: 5.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Two flowers on two 1.5 cm inflorescences with 4.5 cm pedicels; eighteen pseudobulb, unifoliate plant growing extremely well on a 15.0 cm long Manzanita stick; flower base color white, blushed pink margins; sepals lavender apically, throat yellow; substance heavy; texture satin.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Rlc. N.R Merienda Lane (Goldenzelle x Honolulu Sunset) HCC
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya N.R. 'Merienda Lane' HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Goldenzelle x Honolulu Sunset)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.0 cm Vertical: 13.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.2 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Petal Width: 6.8 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 8.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 6.8 cm Length: 8.5 cm

Description: Two flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals orange, wide margins overlaid and suffused fuchsia; lip yellow centrally, light magenta starting at base as picotee and widening to cover distal third; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Ed & Donna Wise
Phal. bellina Bella AM
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis bellina 'Bella' AM/AOS 83 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.1 cm Vertical: 5.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Petal Width: 1.7 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.1 cm

Description: Two flowers and one bud on one inflorescence, born on a clean, well grown mounted plant; sepals and petals very light green centrally, light green margins, overlaid magenta basally; lateral sepals overlaid dark magenta centrally on inferior half; lip dark fuchsia, side lobes yellow, column light fuchsia; substance hard; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier
Pths. pectinata Champagne Bubbles CCE
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Pleurothallis pectinata 'Champagne Bubbles' CCE/AOS 90 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.5 cm Vertical: 1.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.2 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.4 cm

Description: One hundred twenty-two flowers cupped and nineteen buds on sixteen inflorescences on a well grown plant consisting of eighteen pendant stems, up to 43.0 cm long, leaves solitary, nearly circular; flower base color light green, sepals and lip spotted maroon basally; all parts except dorsal sepal carried flat against leaf, dorsal sepal perpendicular to leaf plane, bracts of previous inflorescences still present; exceptionally clean specimen of a rare and difficult to grow species.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier