Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, February 24, 2014

Morm. welteriana Baker's Mini Butterfly AM 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2014
Plant Name: Mormodes warszewiczii 'Baker's Mini Butterfly' AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.7 cm Vertical: 3.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.4 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Five flowers on two inflorescences, one 85.5 cm and one 29.5 cm long; sepals and petals light pink brushed light magenta marginally; petals slightly flared magenta distally; lip white, side lobe margins brushed magenta -purple, midlobe distal third dark magenta-purple, throat yellow, veined orange-red; column white, substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Brent Baker
Phal. lobbii Rocky AM 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2014
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis lobbii 'Rocky' AM/AOS 82 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.2 cm Vertical: 2.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm

Description: Seven flowers and seven buds on one well arranged, branched inflorescence, five flowers and one bud on a well arranged second inflorescence; sepals and petals white; hinged lip white, brushed light yellow basally blotched mustard brown, side lobes rolled forming open tube in front of basal portion of lip, midlobe moderately triangular, overlaid yellow revealing white medially, mustard-brown bar 1/6th from lateral margin becoming brushed towards median, keels white, with hairy protuberances; column white, substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier
Microcoelia aphylla Rocky AM 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2014
Plant Name: Microcoelia aphylla 'Rocky' AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.5 cm Vertical: 0.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.05 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.15 cm Length: 0.2 cm

Description: Approximately four hundred thirty flowers and seventy-eight buds on thirty-nine inflorescences; sepals and petals white tipped red; lip white tipped red; column brown; 0.1 cm x 0.3 cm spur white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier
Aciopa Gunther Gerlach Baker's Kiwi Ghoul AM 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2014
Plant Name: Aciopea Gunter Gerlach 'Baker's Kiwi Ghoul' AM 80 pts.
(Acn. superba x Stan. gibbosa)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 10.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Petal Width: 2.7 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.4 cm Length: 7.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 6.1 cm

Description: Eight flowers on one pendant inflorescence; sepals and petals orange-yellow with small burgundy spots; lip orange-yellow, overlaid dark burgundy basally, side lobes and midlobe blotched and spotted burgundy on both surfaces; column yellow-green on basal half, white on apical half, spotted burgundy centrally, anther cap white; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Brent Baker
Microcoelia aphylla Rocky CCM 85 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2014
Plant Name: Microcoelia aphylla 'Rocky' CCM/AOS 85 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.5 cm Vertical: 0.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.05 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.15 cm Length: 0.2 cm

Description: Approximately four hundred thirty flowers and seventy-eight buds on thirty-nine inflorescences well arranged on a 60.0 cm, branched stem with three growing points, plant leafless, 57.0 x 35.0 cm plant growing on a 18.0 cm x 22.0 cm cork slab revealling all roots with active growing tips; sepals and petals white tipped red; lip white tipped red; column brown; 0.1 cm x 0.3 cm spur white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier