Provisional Awards

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, Santa Barbara, CA, March 15, 2012

L. lundii Santa Barbara CCM 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Cattleya lundii 'Santa Barbara' CCM/AOS 82 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.3 cm Vertical: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Approximately three hundred twelve flowers on approximately 300 inflorescences; flower base color chalk white; undulating lip veined lavender, overlaid dark purple centrally; substance medium; texture crystalline; well flowered on 48.0 cm diameter ball.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
L. lundii Santa Barbara HCC 78 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Cattleya lundii 'Santa Barbara' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.3 cm Vertical: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Approximately three hundred twelve flowers on approximately 300 inflorescences; flower base color chalk white; undulating lip veined lavender, overlaid dark purple centrally; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
C. Pink Opal Florence AM 82 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya Pink Opal 'Florence' AM/AOS 82 pts.
(Minipet x wittingiana)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.0 cm Vertical: 7.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.8 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Petal Width: 2.7 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 4.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: Five full flowers on four inflorescences; sepals and petals salmon-pink, veined darker salmon-pink; lip dark salmon-pink, proximal half yellow, veined salmon-red; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cym. Oxnard Dots Hatfield's HCC 78 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cymbidium Oxnard Dots 'Hatfield's' HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Champagne Robin x devonianum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.0 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.3 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Petal Width: 3.0 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 3.5 cm

Description: Fifty-six well presented flowers on four pendulous inflorescences; sepals and petals cream, veins overlaid with somewhat coalescing fine rose spots, denser towards margins, burgundy coalescing spots basally and along central vein; lip white with dark burgundy blotching, callus yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Hatfield Orchids
Cym. Memoria Dick Swain Louise HCC 78 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cymbidium Memoria Dick Swain 'Louise' HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Sarah Jean x Itsy Bitsy)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.7 cm Vertical: 5.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Petal Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: One hundred flowers on five gracefully arched inflorescences; flower base color cream white; sepals and petals suffused rose red, veins darker rose red; lip blotched burgundy distally, keel yellow; column yellow distally, spotted finely rose red basally; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Hatfield Orchids
#32 SBOE AOS Silver Medal SM 86 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Award: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Exhibit Silver Medal/AOS 86 pts.
species

Description: An outstanding display of well grown specimen plants, all in full bloom and representative of nine major genera; the display was a walk around oval of approximately 170 sq. ft with good quality and variety of flowers; unique for all specimen plants that are either species or primary hybrids.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
#24 Cal-Orchid AOS Gold Medal GM 93 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Award: Cal-Orchid, Inc Exhibit Gold Medal/AOS 93 pts.
species

Description: An outstanding display with approximately 260 plants representing nine major genera; display is unique for it's excellent use of three dimensions, flower and quality; display measured 180 sq ft with excellent labeling.
Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc.
#24 Cal-Orchid AOS Gold Medal GM 93 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
C. praestans Diamond Orchids HCC 79 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Cattleya praestans 'Diamond Orchids' HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.1 cm Vertical: 8.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.3 cm
Petal Width: 3.8 cm Length: 4.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: One flower on one inflorescence; flower base color dark lavender; rolled lip yellow centrally, overlaid purple distally, lavender splash on apical midvein; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Epi. Pacific Volcano Fantasy AM 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Epidendrum Pacific Volcano 'Fantasy' AM/AOS 82 pts.
(Pacific Lava x Pacific Girl)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.7 cm Vertical: 5.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.3 cm
Petal Width: 1.7 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 2.9 cm

Description: Thirty-one flowers and twenty-two buds on one ball shaped cluster; flowers yellow; sepals and petals overlaid red giving an overall orange appearance, distal edges graduated in tone from central yellow midline; trilobed, fringed lip, midlobe bifurcated, red edged and speckled; column red; anther cap yellow, tipped green; substance firm; texture lightly crystalline.
Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc.
Cym. Via Corazon Summer of Love HCC pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Cymbidium Via Corazon 'Summer of Love' HCC/AOS 77 pts.
(Red Sox x Via Ambarino)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.6 cm Vertical: 13.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.2 cm Length: 8.5 cm
Petal Width: 5.4 cm Length: 7.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.2 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.3 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: Six large peloric flowers one semi-pendulous inflorescence; sepals yellow, overlaid rusty red; petals yellow, wide margins overlaid rusty red, centrally some rusty red spotting and blotching, yellow callus mimicking lip; lip darker rusty red band along yellow picotee margin; transverse band of rusty red spots at distal end of callus; column cream, dorsal side brushed rusty red, ventral side spotted rusty red; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Gallup & Stribling
Lyc. Nagai International Easter Cheer AM 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Lycaste Nagai International 'Easter Cheer' AM/AOS 80 pts.
(Chita Sunset x skinneri)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.5 cm Vertical: 12.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.8 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Petal Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 5.8 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Two flowers on two upright inflorescences; sepals white dusted pale rose on distal 2/3's, darker proximally to fainter distally; petals white, dusted pale rose on distal 2/3's in medium bands, lip white sparingly speckled medium rose; pale yellow crest; column white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc.
Rth. Izumi Charm Popper HCC 76 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Rhyncattleanthe Izumi Charm 'Popper' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Rth. Love Sound x C. Melody Fair)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.5 cm Vertical: 11.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.4 cm Length: 6.4 cm
Petal Width: 4.5 cm Length: 6.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 5.4 cm

Description: Eighteen flowers on four erect inflorescences; sepals white, lateral sepals streaked yellow centrally; petals white; lip white, overlaid deep magenta purple , throat deep gold striated burgundy; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Larry Vierheilig
Masd. Highland Monarch Mystic AM 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Masdevallia Highland Monarch 'Mystic' AM/AOS 82 pts.
(Monarch x Highland Fling)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.0 cm Vertical: 17.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.7 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 0.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 8.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 0.8 cm

Description: One flower and one partially open flower on two inflorescences and one immature inflorescence; all segments brilliant orange-yellow; caudae becoming darker orange yellow; substance very firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Eric Holenda
Paph. Cover Story Golden News HCC 76 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Cover Story 'Golden News' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Magic Mood x armeniacum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.3 cm Vertical: 10.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 7.3 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Petal Width: 5.2 cm Length: 6.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 6.9 cm Length: 7.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 6.2 cm

Description: One bright yellow flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals liberally spotted oxblood proximally along veins; pouch finely spotted oxblood on interior; oxblood vestiture lightly scabrous proximally; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Orchids Royale
Cym. Featherhill Fanfare Bright Day HCC 76 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2012
 Plant Name: Cymbidium Featherhill Fanfare 'Bright Day' HCC 76 pts.
(Fanfare x Solana Beach)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.1 cm Vertical: 12.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.2 cm Length: 6.8 cm
Petal Width: 4.2 cm Length: 6.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.6 cm Length: 7.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Twelve flowers on one inflorescence; sepals cream white spotted rose proximally and dusted rose proximally; petals cream white spotted rose proximally and on proximal third of midvein; lip white overlaid yellow centrally, side lobe veins spotted dark burgundy, midvein burgundy, midlobe margin spotted burgundy; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Gallup & Stribling