American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Plant Name: Laeliocattleya Purple Plume 'Rainbow Valley' CCM/AOS 87 pts.
(L. superbiens x C. x Claesiana)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	14.1 cm	Vertical:	11.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.5 cm	Length:	7.6 cm
Petal	Width:	2.2 cm	Length:	8.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.5 cm	Length:	6.8 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	2.2 cm	Length:	4.4 cm

Description: Forty-one flowers on three 52.2 cm to 66.4 cm strong, erect inflorescences held well above foliage of the well grown, clean plant of eight pseudobulbs in a 24.0 cm pot; sepals and petals pink; lip white, side lobs stippled purple, brushed fuchsia distally and on margins, midlobe fuchsia, throat veined purple, callus bright yellow proximally extending onto isthmus, dark purple distally; column fuchsia, anther cap white; substance light; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Anita and Jerry Spencer

Lc Purple Plume 'Rainbow Valley' CCM 87 flower

Cattleya Blue Star 'Feuerbach' HCC 77 pts

Plant Name: Cattleya Blue Star 'Feuerbach' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(C. Valentine (1900) x di Pozzi Tisiano)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	12.1 cm	Vertical:	12.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	2.1 cm	Length:	7.2 cm
Petal	Width:	3.8 cm	Length:	6.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.8 cm	Length:	5.9 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	4.0 cm	Length:	5.7 cm

Description: Four flowers on one 15.0 cm inflorescence; flower base color lavender-blue; lip side lobes veined darker lavender-blue, midlobe ruffled, darker lavender-blue, overlaid and veined purple; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Renate Schmidt