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Plant Name: American Orchid Society Show Trophy 'Pyramid of Anceps' ST/AOS 85 pts. Parentage: N/A
Description: Thirty-eight Vandaceous and Cattleya alliance plants featuring Laelia anceps and it's hybrids pleasingly arranged in a pyramidal shape on a driftwood, cork and in teak planters interspersed with tillandsias, Spanish Moss and slabs of Cork Oak bark; plants all extremely well grown. Exhibitor: Joey Ambriz and Tarek Alyusuf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: American Orchid Society Silver Certificate 'Pyramid of Anceps' SC/AOS 85 pts. Parentage: N/A
Description: Thirty-eight Vandaceous and Cattleya alliance plants featuring Laelia anceps and it's hybrids pleasingly arranged in a pyramidal shape on a driftwood, cork and in teak planters interspersed with tillandsias, Spanish Moss and slabs of Cork Oak bark; plants all extremely well grown. Exhibitor: Joey Ambriz and Tarek Alyusuf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 © Larry Vierheilig 2017 |
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum villosum fma. aureum ‘Angel’ AM/AOS 80 pts. Parentage: Species
Description: One yellow-green flower displayed on one 16.0-cm inflorescence; sepals yellow-green veined darker green; petals superior half yellow-green, inferior half chartreuse; pouch yellow-green; staminode yellow; substance firm; texture glossy. Exhibitor: Orchid Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 © Larry Vierheilig 2017 |
Plant Name: Epidendrum Pacific Hot Head ‘Cherub’ AM/AOS 83 pts. Parentage: (Epi. Pacific Heat x Epi. Pacific Pepper)
Description: Twenty full, flat flowers and sixteen buds on one inflorescence; sepals and petals bright red; lip exceptionally full, flat, bright red, margin deeply erose, callus bright yellow; column dark red, anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture velvety. Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Laelia anceps f. lineata ‘SanBar Striata Nana' AM/AOS 81 pts. Parentage: Species
Description: Seven flowers and one bud displayed on three 29.0-cm upright inflorescences; sepals light lavender; petals light lavender overlaid randomly light yellow proximally, margins overlaid and striated dark purple; lip light lavender, side lobe margin dark lavender, midlobe overlaid dark lavender, very dark lavender distally, throat overlaid yellow, veined dark maroon, callus spotted along veins with coalescing; substance firm; texture matte; elevated from previous HCC for flatter flowers and brighter color. Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Laelia halbingeriana ‘Puesta Del Sol’ CHM/AOS 87 pts. Parentage: Species
Description: Sixteen flowers on one 92.5-cm upright inflorescence and a second immature developing inflorescence on a six growth, robust plant grown in a 30.0-cm bulb pan bearing two elliptic, subacute to rounded, up to 33.5-cm long by up to 9.0-cm wide leaves borne terminally on a 28.0-cm tall by 5.5-cm wide by 4.5-cm thick clavate pseudobulb bearing terminally raceme with head of flowers carried on the distal seventh of the inflorescence; sepals and petals light pink, veined darker, margins lighter and slightly mottled white, undulate, sepals gladiate, petals gladiate-falcate; lip open, cream, overlaid yellow centrally veined dark magenta, side lobes flaring open, margin broadly overlaid magenta; midlobe overlaid magenta distally veined darker magenta, cream apically, margin undulate, keels five white, light yellow between with some magenta veining; column, nectary basally, auriculate distally, chartreuse, stippled magenta, denser ventrally, anther cap cream; substance firm; texture matte; ovary green brushed magenta, spotted white, pedicle magenta; floral bracts persistent, light magenta becoming brown with age; origin Southwest Mexico; pending SITF verification. Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Laelia anceps ‘HQ Supreme’ AM/AOS 81 pts. Parentage: Species
Description: Twelve exceptionally flat flowers on four inflorescences; sepals white blushed light pink; petals white, overlaid medium pink on distal seven eights; lip green-yellow veined purple proximally, side lobe margins broadly overlaid purple and on reverse, midlobe overlaid very dark purple, keels gold-yellow veined purple between; column white blushed purple; substance medium; texture crystalline, lip midlobe velvety. Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Laelia Equatorial Twist ‘Celestial Burst’ AM/AOS 83 pts. Parentage: (L. undulata x L. splendida)
Description: Forty-two flowers on three upright 110.0-cm tall inflorescences and eleven buds on one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals mahogany, cream basally, margins strongly undulate, distally reflexed; lip cream overlaid fuchsia, darker proximally and distally on midlobe, veined dark fuchsia; column cream brushed fuchsia, anther cap cream; substance firm texture waxy; awarded for size and flower count which is an improvement on both parents. Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Laelia anceps ‘Wawazuzu’ HCC/AOS 76 pts. Parentage: Species
Description: Two flowers on one inflorescence; sepals soft pink veined pink, midvein green apically; petals pink, inferior half brushed yellow proximally, midvein and veins marginally splashed dark fuchsia, lip cream side lobes encompassing the column, margins broadly overlaid fuchsia, midlobe overlaid very dark fuchsia, throat gold-yellow veined very dark fuchsia-purple, crest bright yellow striped dark fuchsia-purple providing attractive contrast; column cream; substance firm; texture matte, lip mid-lobe velvety. Exhibitor: Tarek Alyusuf |