Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, May 14, 2016

Lycaste consobrina ‘Huntington's Finest’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2016
Plant Name: Lycaste consobrina ‘Huntington's Finest’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.5 cm Vertical: 4.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.4 cm

Description: Two hundred eighty-seven flowers and seven buds on Two hundred eighty-seven inflorescences symmetrically presented on a 56.0-cm diameter by 27.0-cm tall plant, fully deciduous, grown in a 17.5-cm basket; sepals green-yellow; petals green-yellow basally becoming gold-yellow apically; lip saccate proximally, trilobed, intense gold-yellow, red proximally; column yellow becoming cream distally, yellow apically, ventral margins fringed, anther cap white; substance firm; texture matte; strong pleasant citrusy fragrance; also awarded an Certificate of Cultural Excellence, 20162033.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Center
Paphiopedilum Alex Szabo ‘Huntington's Sunrise’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Alex Szabo ‘Huntington's Sunrise’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(Paph. Pavarotti x Paph. Ruth Curran)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.0 cm Vertical: 11.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 8.8 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 5.2 cm Length: 6.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 5.8 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.0 cm Length: 5.0 cm

Description: Two flowers on two 22.0-cm inflorescences; dorsal sepal chartreuse, central veins broadly overlaid mahogany, midvein very dark mahogany, white halo at margin; synsepal chartreuse veins darker chartreuse; petal superior half yellow, inferior half green-yellow, slightly darker veining, midvein dark mahogany, hirsute basally, finely spotted mahogany proximally; pouch chartreuse; staminode chartreuse; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Center
Lycaste consobrina ‘Huntington's Finest’ CCE/AOS 92 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2016
Plant Name: Lycaste consobrina ‘Huntington's Finest’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.5 cm Vertical: 4.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.4 cm

Description: Two hundred eighty-seven flowers and seven buds on Two hundred eighty-seven inflorescences symmetrically presented on a 56.0-cm diameter by 27.0-cm tall plant, fully deciduous, grown in a 17.5-cm basket; sepals green-yellow; petals green-yellow basally becoming gold-yellow apically; lip saccate proximally, trilobed, intense gold-yellow, red proximally; column yellow becoming cream distally, yellow apically, ventral margins fringed, anther cap white; substance firm; texture matte; strong pleasant citrusy fragrance; also awarded an Award of Merit, 20162031.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Center
Phragmipedium Hardyanum ‘Huntington's Joy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2016
Plant Name: Phragmipedium Hardyanum ‘Huntington's Joy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Phrag. calurum x Phrag. caudatum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.0 cm Vertical: 30.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.3 cm Length: 9.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.6 cm Length: 22.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 5.0 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 6.7 cm

Description: Four flowers and four buds on two erect 47.0-cm inflorescences; sepals arching, centrally reflexed, gracefully twisting the end, pale green tessellated green margin cream; petals gracefully arching proximally, pale green veined green proximally, midvein dark green proximally, outermost veins broadening across entire distal two thirds, margins cream, undulated proximally, maroon hairs on inferior half near staminode, margins hirsute proximally; pouch light green overlaid red-brown proximally, rim cream becoming light green overlaid light red-brown distally, spotted maroon proximally, small blotches green, ringed maroon on proximal inner edge; staminode light green, dark maroon hairs on upper margin; substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Center
Grammangis Intrigue ‘Huntington's Beauty’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
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Plant Name: Grammangis Intrigue ‘Huntington's Beauty’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
(Gra. ellisii x Gra. spectabilis)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.8 cm Vertical: 4.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Twenty-three flowers and seven buds, evenly arranged on one arching pendulous inflorescence and twenty-two buds on one arching pendulous immature inflorescence; sepals yellow-green, irregularly overlaid dark burgundy, proximally allowing base color to show through and distally with some base color spotting, tips reflexed; petals porrect, white overlaid burgundy apically, tips slightly reflexed; lip white overlaid burgundy proximally, apically gold, large white keels edged burgundy; column white, anther cap translucent, tip burgundy; substance very firm; texture matte, sepals glossy; flower bracts large, green white.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Center