Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, July 9, 2011

Bulb. carunculatum Carissa Tjo
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Bulbopyllum carunculatum 'Carissa Tjo' AM/AOS 84 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.5 cm Vertical: 9.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Two flowers and eight buds on two 65.0 cm panicles; sepals and petals strongly saturated yellow green; dorsal sepal slightly flushed light brown centrally; petals overlaid dark maroon, margin picoteed green; lateral sepals overlaid maroon proximally; lip dark black maroon; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Gin T. Gan
Ang. uniflora Giok Tien Gan
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Anguloa uniflora 'Giok Tien Gan' AM 83 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.0 cm Vertical: 7.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 6.2 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Petal Width: 5.4 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 8.7 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Three large, full, round flowers on three 45.0 cm inflorescences; flower base color intense yellow; lip spotted and barred dark orange proximally, light brown distally; substance very heavy; texture matte; intense sweet fragrance.
Exhibitor: Gin T. Gan
Lgra. Lovely Morn AD
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Lagerara Lovely Morn AD/AOS
(Asp. Tight Jeans x Odm. Lovely Morning)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.7 cm Vertical: 7.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: Five flat flowers on a 44.5 cm inflorescence; flower base color white; sepals and petals blotched clean black-maroon, margin spotted finely black-maroon; lip black maroon spot centrally and basally, proximal margin black-maroon with coalesced spots; substance extremely firm; texture crystalline; recognized for adding warmth tolerance to hybrids with Odontoglossum type flowers. Hybridizer: Glen Barfield (Orchid works).
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
Vuyl. Esprit Tikitere AM
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Vuylstekeara Esprit 'Tikitere' AM/AOS 82 pts.
(Vuyl. Cambria x Oda. Esteemed)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.5 cm Vertical: 10.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.8 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 3.0 cm Length: 4.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.7 cm Length: 4.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.1 cm Length: 4.2 cm

Description: Eight exceptionally flat flowers on one 60.0 cm inflorescence; flower base color white; sepals intensely overlaid deep purple-magenta, white apically; petals intensely overlaid deep purple-magenta, white tips of serrated margin medially; lip overlaid dark purple magenta on proximal three quarters, distal quarter spotted and barred purple magenta, callus yellow, column cream overlaid purple magenta; substance extremely firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl