American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Plant Name: Renantanda Butterfly Beach ‘Golden Phoenix’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Parentage: (Ren. Citrine x V. suavis)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	2.7 cm	Vertical:	3.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	0.55 cm	Length:	1.8 cm
Petal	Width:	0.45 cm	Length:	1.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	0.5 cm	Length:	2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	0.55 cm	Length:	1.4 cm

Description: Six xanthotic flat flowers and eight buds nicely arraigned on one upright 39.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals pale yellow, finely spotted light golden yellow, margins slightly rolled back and wavy; lip white, side lobes finely striated dark gold, midlobe overlaid gold; column white, anther cap cream-yellow; substance medium; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

Plant Name: Aerangis kotschyana ‘Porcelain’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	5.4 cm	Vertical:	19.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	0.8 cm	Length:	2.6 cm
Petal	Width:	0.6 cm	Length:	2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	0.6 cm	Length:	2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	2.1 cm	Length:	2.4 cm

Description: Thirty flowers and one bud gracefully arranged on one 69.5-cm and one 62.0-cm pendulous inflorescence; sepals and petals light cream lightly overlaid very light green distally, petals reflexed resembling a flight of doves; lip light cream, obdeltoid, slightly pinched proximally, crest semi-circular bearing two keels at the opening of the 18.0-cm tan, gracefully spiraling spur, giving an overall loosely braided appearance; column cream, substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Cal-Orchids, Inc.

Aerangis kotschyana ‘Porcelain’ AM/AOS 83 pts. Inflorescence