Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, December 9, 2017

Cattleya trianae fma. coerulea ‘Kimberly’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Cattleya trianae fma. coerulea ‘Kimberly’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.2 cm Vertical: 15.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 8.2 cm
Petal Width: 5.9 cm Length: 8.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 8.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.4 cm Length: 7.3 cm

Description: Two flowers on one 15.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals pale violet, faint violet distally along midvein; lip pale violet overlaid dark violet distally picotee pale violet, throat light yellow, veined violet, column white; substance light; textures finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Linden Burzell
Holcoglossum Pink Jenny ‘Profusion’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Holcoglossum Pink Jenny ‘Profusion’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Holc. Wangii x Holc. Pumilum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.2 cm Vertical: 2.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.0 cm

Description: One hundred twenty-four flowers and twenty-seven buds on 19 10.0 cm to 16.0 cm upright arching inflorescences; dorsal sepal and petals white overlaid light purple; lateral sepal white overlaid light purple marginally; lip white Side lobes yellow, veins striated purple, midlobe yellow proximally, keels yellow striated purple, spur yellow and blotched purple proximally becoming light purple apically; column white, anther cap purple; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Holcoglossum Pink Jenny ‘Profusion’ HCC/AOS 79 pts. plant
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
Dendrobium Hilda Poxon ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Dendrobium Hilda Poxon ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Den. speciosum x Den. tetragonum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.0 cm Vertical: 8.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.2 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Forty-nine flowers and eight buds on three inflorescences borne on an upright plant; flowers large, spidery, similar to Dendrobium tetragonum form; sepals and petals white becoming green-yellow distally, blotched purple surrounding column, sepal blotched light purple marginally; lip white throat white overlaid purple extending along veins on side lobes, midlobe sparsely blotched and spotted purple, crest light yellow, column white striated purple basally on ventral surface; substance firm, texture matte. Nice fragrance.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cattleya walkeriana ‘Diamond Fantastic’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Cattleya walkeriana ‘Diamond Fantastic’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 10.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.9 cm Length: 5.7 cm
Petal Width: 3.9 cm Length: 5.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.7 cm Length: 5.1 cm

Description: Eleven flowers on three inflorescences and three buds on one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals white blushed faint lavender, dorsal sepal and petals midveins light lavender, petals flared light lavender; lip white, side lobes veined purple distally, distal margins purple, midlobe overlaid dark purple, veined darker, keels pale yellow, column white, brushed lavender apically; anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline. Flowers intensely fragrant.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cattlianthe Amaroo ‘Burt Chen’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2017
 Plant Name: Cattlianthe Amaroo ‘Burt Chen’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: (Gur. Bowringiana x C. milleri)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.6 cm Vertical: 5.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.2 cm

Description: Forty-four flowers and three buds on five, erect 26.1-cm to 37.0-cm inflorescences; sepals white overlaid light coral-fuchsia proximally becoming darker coral-fuchsia distally; petals white overlaid fuchsia, darker distally; lip white, overlaid gold-yellow centrally veined fuchsia, side lobes overlaid light coral-fuchsia distally becoming red-fuchsia marginally and on reverse, midlobe red-fuchsia, veined dark fuchsia; column white; substance medium; texture crystalline. 
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids