Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA , October 2, 2012

Dendrochilum magnum 'Arnie' FCC
© Arnold Gum 2012
 Plant Name: Dendrochilum magnum 'Arnie' FCC/AOS 93 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.9 cm Vertical: 1.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.3 cm Length: 0.4 cm

Description: One thousand one hundred forty flowers and nine hundred fifteen buds on twenty-six arching pendulous inflorescences; sepals and petals translucent yellow, overlaid faint green; lip orange with central green stripe; substance firm; texture crystalline; flowers backed by 2.9 cm translucent green cowl-like bract.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Dendrobium Hihiki 'Sandra's Delight' FCC 92
© Arnold Gum 2012
 Plant Name: Dendrobium Hibiki 'Sandra's Delight' FCC/AOS 92 pts.
(bracteosum x laevifolium)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.6 cm Vertical: 2.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Two hundred forty exceptionally large, well arranged flowers and twenty three buds on five blooming canes; sepals and petals brilliant fuchsia; lip strong red-orange with yellow picotee; column contrasting light yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Helen Pfister
Mtssa Aztec 'Uschi' HCC 76
© Arnold Gum 2012
 Plant Name: Bratonia [Syn. Miltassia] Aztec 'Uschi' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Brat. Cartagena x Milt. Minas Gerais)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.8 cm Vertical: 12.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.6 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 8.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.9 cm Length: 6.0 cm

Description: Five flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals dark lavender, blotched deep purple precisely and cleanly accentuated with cream halo, coalesced proximally; lip cream, overlaid red-lavender, blotched in a waterfall pattern proximally accentuated with cream halo, light lavender distally, crest yellow; column cream, contrasting deep purple on dorsal side of wings, anther cap yellow-cream; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
Dendrochilum magnum 'Arnie' CCM 87
© Arnold Gum 2012
 Plant Name: Dendrochilum magnum 'Arnie' CCM/AOS 87 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.9 cm Vertical: 1.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.3 cm Length: 0.4 cm

Description: Extremely well grown plan in a 30 cm pot with one thousand one hundred forty immaculate flowers and nine hundred fifteen buds on twenty-six arching pendulous inflorescences; sepals and petals translucent yellow, overlaid faint green; lip orange with central green stripe; substance firm; texture crystalline; flowers backed by 2.9 cm translucent green cowl-like bract.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Dendrobium Hihiki 'Sandra's Delight' CCE 95
© Arnold Gum 2012
 Plant Name: Dendrobium Hibiki 'Sandra's Delight' CCE/AOS 95 pts.
(bracteosum x laevifolium)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.6 cm Vertical: 2.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Extremely well grown plant in a 12.5 cm plastic pot with two hundred forty exceptionally large, well arranged flowers and twenty three buds on five blooming canes; sepals and petals brilliant fuchsia; lip strong red-orange with yellow picotee; column contrasting light yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Helen Pfister