American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Plant Name: Cymbidium ensifolium ‘Shi Zhong Hong’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	4.2 cm	Vertical:	5.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.0 cm	Length:	2.7 cm
Petal	Width:	0.9 cm	Length:	2.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	0.8 cm	Length:	2.6 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	0.9 cm	Length:	1.4 cm

Description: Five flowers and two buds on one 33.5-cm upright inflorescence; sepals cream, broadly veined deep rose; petals white, midvein bold burgundy, marginal veins proximally densely spotted rose; lip recurved asymmetrically, white, blotched and barred rose along margin; column cream, distally pale yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Baozhon (Jack) Zhu

Cymbidium ensifolium ‘Shi Zhong Hong’ AM/AOS 84 pts.inflor

Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Petula’s Sensation ‘Ebony Queen’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Macabre Contrasts x Paph. Petula's Flame)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	11.0 cm	Vertical:	10.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	5.2 cm	Length:	5.6 cm
Petal	Width:	2.8 cm	Length:	6.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	3.7 cm	Length:	4.6 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	4.1 cm	Length:	4.0 cm

Description: One flower on one upright, 17.0-cm inflorescence; sepals cream-white, centrally blushed light burgundy, veined burgundy, marginally blushed light green and veined green, margins ciliated, reverse same as front; petals green, overlaid heavy black maroon and warted, revealing bright green basally, distal margin blushed pink, entire petal margins hirsute, reverse green medially, veined black-maroon, broadly overlaid maroon margins; pouch black cherry, inner rim warted dark cherry; staminode green, margins pale pink, veined green; substance medium; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Fred Capricio

Paphiopedilum Petula’s Sensation ‘Ebony Queen’ HCC/AOS 77 pts. Reverse

Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Jiaho Blueberry ‘Blue Flare’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. Samera fma. coerulea x Phal. equestris fma. coerulea)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	3.9 cm	Vertical:	4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.1 cm	Length:	2.0 cm
Petal	Width:	1.6 cm	Length:	1.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	0.9 cm	Length:	1.6 cm

Description: Eight flowers and six buds on two 21.0-cm sequentially blooming inflorescences, and one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals white, overlaid violet, lighter basally and apically, petals orbicular-ovate midveins proximally darker violet, margins picotee dark violet; lip white, blushed violet basally, side lobes and isthmus yellow-gold spotted maroon, side lobes blushed violet distally becoming very dark apically, spotted dark purple midlobe overlaid dark purple; column white overlaid violet, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids

Phalaenopsis Jiaho Blueberry ‘Blue Flare’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.Inflor

Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Liu's Bride Rouge ‘KF #1’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. Pentel Gem x Phal. equestris)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	3.5 cm	Vertical:	4.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	1.9 cm
Petal	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	1.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	1.2 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	1.5 cm	Length:	1.5 cm

Description: Nine open, peloric flowers and five buds on one well presented, 19.5-cm arched inflorescence; sepals white blushed purple, midvein slightly darker, lateral sepals basally lightly dusted with fine purple spots; petals and lip trilobed, white proximally with fine purple spots, midlobe dark purple, petals heavily blushed purple on proximal quarter, side lobes yellow-gold spotted purple-maroon margins dark purple, lip basally blushed yellow; column white blushed purple, spotted purple-maroon, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids

Phalaenopsis Liu's Bride Rouge ‘KF #1’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.Inflor