Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA , September 4, 2012

Phrag Sue Omeis
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 Plant Name: Phragmipedium Sue Omeis 'La Jolla' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Saint's Apprentice x Lynn Evans-Goldner)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.6 cm Vertical: 6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Petal Width: 3.0 cm Length: 5.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.4 cm Length: 4.1 cm

Description: Two flowers and two buds on one 30.0 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream, tessellated and flushed raspberry red; synsepal yellow green; petals cream, superior half tessellated and flushed raspberry red, inferior half overlaid light raspberry red distally; pouch light yellow, heavily overlaid and veined dark raspberry red; staminode light yellow with raspberry red eyes on each side of midline; substance medium; texture pubescent, lip puberulent.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
Lc Merle Brandon 'Mahogany Hawk' CCM 86pts
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 Plant Name: Cattlianthe Merle Brandon 'Mahogany Hawk' CCM/AOS 86 pts.
(Ctt. Chocolate Drop x C. Autumn Fest)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.1 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.4 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.6 cm

Description: Beautifully grown plant in a 25.0 cm black plastic pot with 60.0 cm erect pseudobulbs; forty-six flowers and forty-one buds on six inflorescences; sepals and petals mahogany; lip cream, side lobes flushed light pink, spatulate midlobe overlaid deep purple; column cream, flushed light pink dorsally; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Ormestan J. Bromfield
Lc Merle Brandon 'Mahogany Hawk' CCM 86pts plant
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Cyc Martha Clarke 'SVO' AM 80pts
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 Plant Name: Cycnoches Martha Clarke 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM/AOS 80 pts.
(herrenhusanum x barthiorum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.1 cm Vertical: 6.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.2 cm

Description: Thirty-five male flowers on two 26.0 cm pendulous inflorescences and three female flowers on one 10.0 cm inflorescence; sepals and petals gold yellow, light green basally, randomly spotted maroon; lip gold yellow, margin spiked; column green, spotted maroon; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Lc Merle Brandon 'Mahogany Hawk' HCC 78pts
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 Plant Name: Cattlianthe Merle Brandon 'Mahogany Hawk' HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Ctt. Chocolate Drop x C. Autumn Fest)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.1 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.4 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.6 cm

Description: Forty-six flowers and forty-one buds on six inflorescences; sepals and petals mahogany; lip cream, side lobes flushed light pink, spatulate midlobe overlaid deep purple; column cream, flushed light pink dorsally; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Ormestan J. Bromfield
Bc San Diego Spice 'Tall 'N Spicy' AM 82 pts
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 Plant Name: Brassocattleya San Diego Spice 'Tall N Spicy' AM/AOS 82 pts.
(Bc. Cinnamon Landosa x C. San Diego Surprise)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.5 cm Vertical: 9.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.6 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.5 cm

Description: Twenty-four flowers and five buds on two sturdy upright 37.0 cm inflorescences held well above the foliage; sepals pink, spotted magenta; petals pink, spotted magenta, veins magenta, margin light yellow picotee; lip cream, side lobes overlaid light magenta on reverse, midlobe deep magenta, throat bright yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: William Baker