Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, September 10, 2016

Cynorkis purpurascens ‘Huntington's Amethyst’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
© 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
Cynorkis purpurascens ‘Huntington's Amethyst’ HCC/AOS 78 pts. plant
© Arthur Pinkers 2016
Phragmipedium Fritz Schomburg ‘Pink on Pink’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
© 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