Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, July 8, 2017

Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Crouching Tiger’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Crouching Tiger’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.0 cm Vertical: 7.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.3 cm Length: 5.3 cm
Petal Width: 2.6 cm Length: 7.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 4.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 4.6 cm

Description: Five flowers on five erect, 24.0-cm to 31.5-cm inflorescences; sepals yellow-green blotched and veined brown-mahogany, margin minutely fimbriate, synsepal marked much less; petals spathate, yellow-green proximally transitioning to purple distally, margin minutely fimbriate, two longitudinal brown-mahogany blotch on proximal two thirds, proximal margin undulate, brushed purple; pouch yellow-green overlaid brown centrally; staminode ivory, centrally overlaid light brown-mahogany; substance firm; texture semi-glossy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Phalaenopsis bellina fma. coerulea ‘Jamie’ FCC/AOS 90 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis bellina fma. coerulea ‘Jamie’ FCC/AOS 90 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.2 cm Vertical: 4.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Two full, flat flowers and one bud on a 12.7-cm arching inflorescence; sepals and petals white, light violet basally, margins lightly suffused chartreuse, lateral sepal inferior half deep violet centrally; lip white, side lobes gold, lightly brushed violet proximally, midlobe overlaid deep violet, white apically; column white brushed light violet, dark violet basally; substance very firm; texture lightly crystalline; citrus fragrance.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo ‘Jamies Piña Colada’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo ‘Jamies Piña Colada’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. appendiculata x Phal. pulcherrima)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.6 cm Vertical: 1.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 0.6 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 0.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 0.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 0.7 cm

Description: Three flowers and one bud on one upright inflorescence; sepal and petals white, dorsal sepal overlaid fuchsia lightly proximally becoming darker distally, lateral sepals petals overlaid fuchsia lightly proximally becoming darker distally, superior half darker; lip hastate, white, overlaid fuchsia basally, side lobes orange-gold transitioning to purple apically, spotted purple proximally, midlobe overlaid purple, proximal margin blushed orange; column overlaid purple becoming white distally, toothed apically; substance firm texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Dendrobium glomeratum ‘Huntington's Cascade’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Dendrobium glomeratum ‘Huntington's Cascade’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.6 cm Vertical: 4.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 2.6 cm

Description: One hundred nineteen flowers on fifteen canes; sepals and petals magenta, veined dark magenta; lip red-orange; Column red-orange, anther cap dark magenta; substance medium; texture very crystalline.