Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, February 26, 2018

Dendrobium rhodostictum ‘Ori Gem’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: Dendrobium rhodostictum ‘Ori Gem’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.8 cm Vertical: 4.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.7 cm

Description: Thirty-six substantially large flowers on nine inflorescences; sepals and petals pure white; lip white veined chartreuse and irregularly violet, margin undulate; side lobe margins violet; 0.7-cm. spur; substance thin; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Duy Nguyen
Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Diamond Giant’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Diamond Giant’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: (V. falcata x Rhy. gigantea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.0 cm Vertical: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.7 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Fifteen flowers on one arching 20.5-cm inflorescence and eleven buds on one immature arching inflorescence on a very robust young plant; sepals and petals white heavily overlaid magenta with some base color shown through; lip white, side lobes dark magenta distally, mid-lobe magenta proximally distal half very dark magenta, keels very dark magenta, 2.0-cm spur white, magenta proximally, sparsely blotched magenta distally, column dark magenta, white apically, anther cap very dark magenta; substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Purple Diamond’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Purple Diamond’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (V. falcata x Rhy. gigantea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.2 cm Vertical: 3.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: One hundred thirteen flowers and eighteen buds on eight arching inflorescences borne on a three growth plant measuring 31.0-cm wide and 24.0-cm tall grown in a 15.0-cm plastic pot; sepals and petals white heavily blotched magenta, many coalescencing on distal three-fourths; lip white overlaid dark magenta, anther cap brown, 3.0-cm spur white overlaid magenta with some base color showing through; column white overlaid magenta on proximal seven-eights, anther cap orange-red; substance firm; texture semi-glossy; also granted a CCM, award 20186211.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Purple Diamond’ AM/AOS 83 pts Inflorescence.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Purple Diamond’ CCM/AOS 87 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: Vandachostylis Pinky ‘Purple Diamond’ CCM/AOS 87 pts.
Parentage: (V. falcata x Rhy. gigantea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.2 cm Vertical: 3.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: One hundred thirteen flowers and eighteen buds on eight arching inflorescences borne on a three growth plant measuring 31.0-cm wide and 24.0-cm tall grown in a 15.0-cm plastic pot; sepals and petals white heavily blotched magenta, many coalescencing on distal three-fourths; lip white overlaid dark magenta, anther cap brown, 3.0-cm spur white overlaid magenta with some base color showing through; column white overlaid magenta on proximal seven-eights, anther cap orange-red; substance firm; texture semi-glossy; also granted an AM, award 20186210.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin