Provisional Awards

Newport Harbor Orchid Expo, Westminster, CA, February 9, 2018

Paphiopedilum Coral Rain ‘Tustin’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Coral Rain ‘Tustin’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Coral Sea x Paph. Bloody Rain)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.0 cm Vertical: 11.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 10.6 cm Length: 8.4 cm
Petal Width: 6.1 cm Length: 7.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 7.2 cm Length: 5.6 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 3.9 cm Length: 4.7 cm

Description: One flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white chartreuse proximally spotted dark mahogany, distinctly smaller distally; synsepal chartreuse, midvein spotted mahogany; petals chartreuse superior half mahogany, inferior half spotted mahogany; pouch chartreuse overlaid mahogany, spotted internally; staminode chartreuse, yellow centrally, mahogany hairs basally; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Harold Koopowitz
Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Tustin’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Tustin’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.5 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 2.6 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 2.7 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.3 cm

Description: Four flowers and one bud on one 64.0-cm arching inflorescence; dorsal sepal light yellow veined light green centrally; synsepal light yellow; petals yellow, light yellow on distal third, faint light burgundy spots proximally; pouch green-yellow; staminode light yellow, light green centrally; substance firm; texture matte, lip glossy.
Exhibitor: Harold Koopowitz
Angraecum sesquipedale ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Angraecum sesquipedale ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.5 cm Vertical: 37.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.5 cm Length: 8.9 cm
Petal Width: 3.7 cm Length: 7.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 2.8 cm Length: 9.8 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 4.2 cm Length: 7.5 cm

Description: Eight flowers and seven buds on five, 20.0-cm arching inflorescences; sepals light cream overlaid light green; petals light cream, light green marginally; lip light cream, 29.0-cm light green spur; column light cream overlaid light green, anther cap light cream; substance very firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Cattlianthe Denis Olivas ‘Best’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
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Plant Name: Cattlianthe Denis Olivas ‘Best’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: (C. Penny Kuroda (Penny Kuroda Group) x Ctt. Trick or Treat)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.8 cm Vertical: 8.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.6 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 1.6 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 2.6 cm Length: 4.5 cm

Description: Fifty-three flowers and five buds beautifully displayed above foliage on four inflorescences and an one immature inflorescence; sepals gold-yellow; petals gold-yellow blushed and stippled dark red along midvein, distally and proximal margins; lip white, veined red proximally, side lobes yellow along margin, dark red picotee margin distally, midlobe overlaid dark red, keels dark red; column white; substance firm; texture crystalline, sepals matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ‘Romancing the Orchid’ ST/AOS 85 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: American Orchid Society Show Trophy ‘Romancing the Orchid’ ST/AOS 85 pts.


Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.0 cm Vertical: 0.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm

Description: Forty well plants of varied genera and their relatives including Cattleya, Cymbidium, Paphiopedilum, Dendorbium, Oncidium, Lycaste and Aerides well staged in a naturalized setting of about 80 sq ft, using driftwood, Cork Oak bark filler plants and Spanish moss.
Exhibitor: Newport Harbor Orchid Society
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ‘Romancing the Orchid’ SC/AOS 85 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: American Orchid Society Show Trophy ‘Romancing the Orchid’ SC/AOS 85 pts.


Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.0 cm Vertical: 0.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm

Description: Forty well plants of varied genera and their relatives including Cattleya, Cymbidium, Paphiopedilum, Dendorbium, Oncidium, Lycaste and Aerides well staged in a naturalized setting of about 80 sq ft, using driftwood, Cork Oak bark filler plants and Spanish moss.
Exhibitor: Newport Harbor Orchid Society
Dendrobium Star King ‘Irvine’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Dendrobium Star King ‘Irvine’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Den. Starsheen x Den. kingianum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.8 cm Vertical: 3.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 1.1 cm Length: 1.0 cm

Description: Nineteen vibrant flowers and two buds on two upright inflorescences; sepals and petals white irregularly blotched dark lustrous magenta coalescing distally; lip white overlaid dark magenta, side lobes picotee white, keels green-yellow; column white stippled dark magenta on ventral surface; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid, Inc.
Cymbidium Majestic ‘Sunset’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Cymbidium Majestic ‘Sunset’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Cym. Via Mar-Vista x Cym. Pure Love)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.3 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.2 cm Length: 7.2 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal) Width: 4.8 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Lip (Pouch) Width: 4.2 cm Length: 5.2 cm

Description: Fifty-three flowers of pleasing rounded form on three upright arching inflorescences; sepals and petals yellow overlaid and stippled brown, appearing light orange; lip cream, heavily blotched and spotted rich dark red, finely proximally, becoming larger centrally and coalescing along midlobe picotee cream margin; column white dorsal surface overlaid purple-red, darker medially dorsal surface finely spotted purple-red, anther cap white; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Casa de las Orquideas