American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Paphiopedilum Shin-Yi Dragon Huntington's Maroon Cascade HCC 76 pts.

Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Shin-Yi Dragon ‘Huntington's Maroon Cascade’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Paph. Berenice x Paph. Prince Edward of York)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	14.0 cm	Vertical:	24.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	4.5 cm	Length:	7.6 cm
Petal	Width:	1.4 cm	Length:	20.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	3.9 cm	Length:	7.6 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	2.5 cm	Length:	6.5 cm

Description: Five pleasingly colored, striking flowers, significantly different than prior awards on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream, veined maroon, ventral sepal cream, irregularly striped maroon; petals cream, spotted maroon proximally overlaid maroon distally; pouch cream, upper half suffused maroon; staminode green-yellow, purple hirsute margin; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens

Paphiopedilum Memoria Charles Oppenheim ‘Huntington's Jade’ HCC 79 pts.

Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Memoria Charles Oppenheim ‘Huntington's Jade’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
(Paph. malipoense x Paph. Skip Bartlett)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	11.1 cm	Vertical:	8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	5.7 cm	Length:	6.4 cm
Petal	Width:	4.1 cm	Length:	6.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	4.5 cm	Length:	5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	3.0 cm	Length:	5.0 cm

Description: One flower on one upright inflorescence; dorsal sepal white proximally brushed light green finely spotted dark purple; synsepal light green finely spotted purple; petals white, overlaid yellow-green, fine dark purple spots sprinkled uniformly; pouch yellow-green, interior spotted dark purple; staminode white suffused yellow-green centrally, purple distally; substance medium; texture matte, pouch waxy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens

Eria palmifolia ‘Huntington's Valentine’ CHM 87 pts.

Plant Name: Eria palmifolia ‘Huntington's Valentine’ CHM/AOS 87 pts.
Species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	1.1 cm	Vertical:	1.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	0.45 cm	Length:	0.7 cm
Petal	Width:	0.4 cm	Length:	0.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	0.6 cm	Length:	0.6 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	0.5 cm	Length:	0.6 cm

Approximately five hundred twenty flowers on five arching pendulous inflorescences borne from the leaf axils on an 88.0 cm diameter plant in a 20.5 cm plastic pot; pseudobulbs 26.0cm long by 4.1cm wide, cylindrical, slightly compressed laterally, six to seven internodes covered by large bracts carrying up to seven 26.0 cm long by 6.5 cm wide oblong-lanceolate leaves; sepals translucent, mottled dusty pink; petals translucent mottled dusty pink, white apically; lip maroon, white on distal half, hinged at base of column forming a nectary, anther cap yellow; column maroon; substance firm; texture crystalline; a large and floriferous Eria of attractive color and inflorescence and form. Geographical Origin Sumatera. Eria rhynchostyloides award 20152011, has been determined to be Eria palmifolia by SITF (May 2015).
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens