Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, July 27, 2015

Cattleya bricolor var braziliensis ‘Fuerte’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya bricolor var. braziliensis ‘Fuerte’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.0 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.9 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.2 cm

Description: Five flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals chocolate brown, sepals heavily spotted dark brown, petals suffused light rose, spotted dark brown along distal two-thirds of margins; lip white overlaid vibrant magenta, proximal half bisected by contrasting broad white midvein, distally darker magenta, distal margin pink; column white dorsal surface overlaid light rose, anther cap white; substance very firm, texture satin.
Exhibitor: Outhay Viengkhou
Cattleya bricolor var braziliensis ‘Fuerte’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
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 Plant Name: Angranthes N.R. ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
(Aerth. grandiflora x Angcm. superbum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.3 cm Vertical: 13.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 7.1 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 7.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 5.1 cm

Description: Six flowers and four buds on four inflorescences; sepals and petals translucent green becoming yellow distally; lip pale green, throat darker green, 2.9-cm spur green; substance firm; texture waxy. (Aerth. Grandiflora x Angcm. Superbum)
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Crouching Tiger’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Crouching Tiger’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.5 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.2 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.4 cm

Description: One nicely balanced, well shaped flower with exceptional color on erect 29.0-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal apple green with very dark maroon central stripe flanked by vertical dark maroon blotches on proximal half; synsepal light apple green, sparsely blotched maroon basally; petals apple green with two brown longitudinal stripes on proximal two-thirds, apical half suffused deep purple; superior margins undulate; pouch light green overlaid dark rose-purple; staminode cream overlaid light brown centrally, red-brown hirsute basally; substance firm; texture crystalline, pouch satin; margins of entire flower finely puberulent.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS’ 79 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS’ 79 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.2 cm Vertical: 9.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Petal Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Fourteen flowers and two buds well arranged on two arching inflorescences; sepals and petals white; lip white, 7.6-cm spur light green becoming yellow-gold distally substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS’ 79 pts. Inflorescences
© Arthur Pnkers 2015