© Arthur Pinkers 2016 |
Plant Name: Cynorkis purpurascens ‘Huntington's Amethyst’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Species
Natural Spread |
Horizontal: |
3.0 cm |
Vertical: |
2.7 cm |
Dorsal Sepal |
Width: |
0.9 cm |
Length: |
1.0 cm |
Petal |
Width: |
<0.05 cm |
Length: |
0.6 cm |
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): |
Width: |
0.7 cm |
Length: |
1.4 cm |
Lip (Pouch): |
Width: |
2.7 cm |
Length: |
2.7 cm |
Description: Twenty flowers and nineteen buds on three lax, racemose, bi-segmented inflorescences; dorsal sepal heavily domed, strongly porrect around column, lavender; lateral sepals, horizontal, half obovate, lavender; petals hair like, translucent; lip resembling a human body, centrally dark lavender, large white blotch on isthmus, side lobes at a 45 degree angle, rounded apex, margin serrate, lavender, midlobe strongly bifid, lavender, apices slightly rounded, margin serrate, spur 3.1 cm, light lavender proximally, white centrally, lavender apically; column white, wings narrowly and sharply toothed swept forward; substance medium, texture matte; flower bracts white tinted very light green; country of origin Madagascar; award pending SITF verification.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens |
© Arthur Pinkers 2016 |
Plant Name: Phragmipedium Fritz Schomburg ‘Pink on Pink’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
(Phrag. kovachii x Phrag. besseae)
Natural Spread |
Horizontal: |
14.0 cm |
Vertical: |
11.5 cm |
Dorsal Sepal |
Width: |
3.0 cm |
Length: |
5.5 cm |
Petal |
Width: |
5.6 cm |
Length: |
7.0 cm |
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): |
Width: |
3.0 cm |
Length: |
5.5 cm |
Lip (Pouch): |
Width: |
3.2 cm |
Length: |
5.5 cm |
Description: One flower and one bud on one upright inflorescence; dorsal sepal rose-pink, proximal margin, slightly reflexed; synsepal cream lightly veined rose-pink, margin rose-pink picotee; petals cream, overlaid rose-pink, inferior half less densely showing the base color through as feint blotches; pouch cream overlaid rose-pink, veined darker rose-pink, inner rim pale yellow; staminode cream, feint rose-pink proximally, distally rose-pink; substance medium; texture velvety from puberulous surface.
Exhibitor: Don Goss |