Provisional Awards

Fascination of Orchids Show, February 8, 2008

http://www.aospacificsouth.org/Awards/Fascination of Orchids Show 2-8-08/

C Grows Display Gold Medal
© Loren Batchman 2008
 C Grows Display Gold Medal 93 points

Description: Striking display and arrangement of exceptional color combination and harmony; the combination of cut arrangements and robust condition of plants creates considerable charm.
Exhibitor: C Grows
Slc. Circle of Dreams 'Tutti Frutti'
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Slc. Circle of Dreams 'Tutti Frutti' HCC 78 points
(Slc. Dream Cloud x Slc. Circle of Life)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.2 cm Vertical: 7.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.4 cm Length: 4.4 cm
Petal Width: 4.5 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: Two flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals yellow basally, overlaid peach with fuchsia venation; petals splashed fuchsia; lip darker yellow, veined fuchsia, distal half darker fuchsia; column white; substance heavy; texture spectacularly crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter Lin
Slc. Minipet 'Flo's Ruby'
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Slc Minipet 'Flo's Ruby' CCM 81 points
(Sl. Orpetii x S. coccinea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.2 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 4.2 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Thirteen flowers on eleven inflorescences, well arranged around periphery of very clean plant; sepals and petals orange-red; lip ad side lobe orange-red, throat yellow, veined red; substance moderate; texture crystalline and velvet.
Exhibitor: Peter Lin
Slc. Minipet 'Flo's Ruby'
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Slc. Minipet 'Flo's Ruby' AM 81 points
(Sl. Orpetii x S. coccinea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.2 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 4.2 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Thirteen flowers on eleven inflorescences, well arranged around periphery of very clean plant; sepals and petals orange-red; lip ad side lobe orange-red, throat yellow, veined red; substance moderate; texture crystalline and velvet.
Exhibitor: Peter Lin
Phal. amabalis 'Variegated
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Phal. amabalis 'Variegated AM 81 points
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.0 cm Vertical: 6.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 3.3 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 2.3 cm

Description: Thirteen flowers and 12 buds on three inflorescences borne on vigorous, variegated, three fan plant, leaves are clean, shiny medium green with cream stripes limited to margins; sepals and petals white; lip white, overlaid yellow centrally, side lobes maroon; substance good; texture crystalline. Healthy, husky growing plant with strong inflorescences, unusual for variegated specimen.
Exhibitor: S&W Orchids
Cym. Skukuza 'Nancy'
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Cym. Skukuza 'Nancy' AM 80 points
(Solana Rose x Red Beauty)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.0 cm Vertical: 11.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 4.8 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 4.1 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.8 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.0 cm Length: 6.0 cm

Description: Ten flowers and three buds on one inflorescence, flowers white, overlaid rose pink with fine red spotting coalescing to form striations, thicker on midline; lip and anther cap butter-cream, striped burgundy on edges; column burgundy distally producing pleasing contrast; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Loren Batchman - Casa de las Orquideas
Dendrochilum parvulum 'Golden Gate'
© Loren Batchman 2008
 Plant Name: Dendrochilum parvulum 'Golden Gate' CCE 96 points
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.5 cm Vertical: 0.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Too small to measure

Description: Thirteen thousand-two hundred flowers on approximately 528 inflorescences; sepals and petals white, in dense inflorescences, horizontally displayed on a perfectly symmetrical, exceptionally well-flowered plant of seldom seen species; substance and texture moderate.
Exhibitor: Tom Perlite