Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, January 10, 2015

Paphiopedilum Platy Swith ‘Huntington's Seashell’ HCC 78 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Platy Swith ‘Huntington's Seashell’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Paph. Saint Swithin x Paph. platyphyllum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.2 cm Vertical: 7.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.8 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 13.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 5.7 cm

Description: Eleven Flowers and two buds on four inflorescences borne on a small plant considering the parentage, leaves 30 cm long and six cm wide; sepals cream distinctly striped dark brown; petals pale yellow, potted and veined dark brown; pouch cream, veined and suffused rose; staminode cream, margin mahogany, hirsute; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Paphiopedilum Michael Koopowtz ‘Huntington's Cascade’ CCM 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Michael Koopowtz ‘Huntington's Cascade’ CCMAOS 82 pts.
(Paph. philippinense x Paph. sanderianum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.2 cm Vertical: 41.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.7 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 38.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.5 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 5.2 cm

Description: Twelve flowers on three inflorescences on a well grown plant 74.0 cm across in a 16.0 cm plastic pot; sepals light yellow, striped dark brown; petals pale yellow, distally dark maroon, striped and spotted maroon proximally; pouch tan-yellow, veined darker tan-yellow; ; staminode tan-yellow, margin orange, hirsute; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Paphiopedilum Michael Koopowtz ‘Huntington's Cascade’ CCM 82 pts. flower
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes ‘Huntington's Fireflies’ CCE 93 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
 Plant Name: Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes ‘Huntington's Fireflies’ CCE/AOS 93 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.3 cm Vertical: 1.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.4 cm

Description: Five hundred forty flowers, six hundred buds beautifully presented on five hundred sixty inflorescences arranged on gracefully cascading plant mounted on a 24.5 cm by 5.5 cm tree fern raft, plant 39.0 cm long by 30 cm wide and 11.0 cm deep plant with immaculate bright green ovate leaves; flowers translucent flowers sparking light green appearing white from distance; substance average; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens