Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, January 26, 2015

Cattleya praestans ‘Brandi’ AM 86 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya praestans ‘Brandi' AM/AOS 86 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 9.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Petal Width: 3.9 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm

Description: Four flowers and one bud on five inflorescences; sepals and petals lavender; lip elongated bell shape, lavender becoming dark lavender apically, broad lavender bar along midvein; light yellow deep in throat centrally; column white, tip purple; substance moderately firm; texture crystalline, lip satin.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cattleya coccinea ‘Becky B’ AM 81 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya coccinea ‘Becky B’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.8 cm Vertical: 6.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Petal Width: 3.7 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.1 cm

Description: Seven flowers and three buds on nine upright to horizontal inflorescences; sepals and petals concolor orange-red; lip yellow overlaid orange-red creating broad margin with striations into the throat; substance firm; texture glistening.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Fdk. Dark There After ‘SVO Winter's Night’ FCC 92 pts.
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 Plant Name: Fredclarkeara Dark There After ‘SVO Winter's Night’ FCC/AOS 92 pts.
(Fdk. After Dark x Ctsm. Donna Wise)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.2 cm Vertical: 4.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 2.1 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Thirty-one exceptional flowers spectacularly arranged on two arched pendant inflorescences; flowers intensely dark black cherry-red; lip saccate, cream, almost totally overlaid intensely dark black cherry-red revealing contrasting fimbriate margin; column cream, dorsal surface overlaid cherry-red; substance extremely firm; texture bright satin; fragrance mint cocoa.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Paph. Colonel Sanders Sunset Valley Orchids AM 85 pts.
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 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Colonel Sanders ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
(Paph. Gary Romagna x Paph. sanderianum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.7 cm Vertical: 37.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.4 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 32.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 6.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: Four very flat perfectly arranged flowers on one upright inflorescence; sepals bright yellow-green, veins overlaid intense burgundy; petals bright yellow-green gracefully arching pendulous, spotted pale burgundy along veins, margins spotted dark burgundy, hirsute; pouch bright yellow-green overlaid maroon; staminode bright yellow-green, overlaid burgundy, intensely hirsute; substance medium; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Paph. Colonel Sanders Sunset Valley Orchids AM 85 pts.
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Cyc. Jumbo Cooper ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM 80 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya wittigiana 'Tokyo Jewel' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.0 cm Vertical: 5.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.6 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Petal Width: 3.5 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.6 cm

Description: One flat flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals vibrant pink with darker pink veins; petals slightly darker along basal margin; lip white overlaid bright pink apically and on margins, veined deep pink, throat yellow; column white, brushed pink; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin