Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, December 17, 2018

Phalaenopsis N.R. ‘Montclair’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
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 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis N.R. ‘Montclair’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. Liu's Twilight Rainbow x Phal. Minas)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.2 cm Vertical: 3.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Petal Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Five fan shaped flowers and six buds irregularly arranged on one arching, 24.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals white, light green basally, spotted randomly lavender-purple; lip cream side lobes spotted lavender-purple centrally, inferior margin lavender-purple, midlobe spotted lavender-purple along veins, light green apically; column white, blushed light green on dorsal surface, spotted and blotched lavender-purple, anther cap beaked; substance firm, texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Cymbidium kanran ‘Hu shan Su’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cymbidium kanran ‘Hu shan Su’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.8 cm Vertical: 6.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.4 cm Length: 4.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Eight flowers and two buds widely spaced on one, 44.0-cm upright inflorescence; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, light green, veined darker green; lip distal half rolled back, light yellow-green, keels white; column cream-green; substance moderately firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Baozhon (Jack) Zhu
Volkertara Fiesta del Sol ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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 Plant Name: Volkertara Fiesta del Sol ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Rhy. Krull-Smith x Ctt. Golden Wax)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.5 cm Vertical: 7.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 3.9 cm

Description: Twenty-two slightly crowded flowers on three upright inflorescences; sepals and petals red, blushed purple marginally; lip cream, side lobes becoming yellow-gold proximally, margin picotee purple, midlobe yellow-gold overlaid red-purple on distal three-fourths, throat overlaid red-purple between veins; column yellow brushed red-purple, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Phalaenopsis speciosa var. christiana ‘Blue Lip’ JC/AOS 0 pts.
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 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis tetraspis var. christiana ‘Blue Lip’ JC/AOS 0 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.2 cm Vertical: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.6 cm

Description: Three flowers slightly cupped flowers on one 18.0-cm arching inflorescence; flower white, sepals and petals randomly and sparsely spotted and blotched coerulea, lip side lobes overlaid light yellow centrally, midlobe dark coerulea proximally; substance firm; texture crystalline, lip midlobe manicate.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Cycnodes Troublemaker ‘SVO Little Trouble’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cycnodes Troublemaker ‘SVO Little Trouble’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: (Cycd. Spotted Hornet x Cyc. warszewiczii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.3 cm Vertical: 7.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.5 cm

Description: Nine flowers on one arching inflorescence; flowers yellow-green blotched mahogany, sepals finer marginally, petals larger and fewer centrally, lip finely spotted distally larger distally, crest spotted and coalesce mahogany, lip reverse side densely spotted mahogany, column densely and finely spotted mahogany; substance very firm; textures satiny.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Cycnodes Troublemaker ‘SVO Big Trouble’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cycnodes Troublemaker ‘SVO Big Trouble’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Cycd. Spotted Hornet x Cyc. warszewiczii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.4 cm Vertical: 7.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Petal Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 4.2 cm

Description: Nine flat flowers on one arching, pendulous inflorescence; sepals and petals orange heavily blotched mahogany, sepal blotches finer marginally, petals blotches larger and fewer centrally, lip flat, orange-yellow finely spotted distally larger distally, crest spotted and coalesce mahogany, lip reverse side densely spotted mahogany, appearing darker than other segments, column densely and finely spotted mahogany; substance very firm; textures satiny.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Mormodes Aftermath ‘SVO Nuclear Fallout’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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 Plant Name: Mormodes Aftermath ‘SVO Nuclear Fallout’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Morm. Midnight Hooker x Morm. Mark Mills)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.3 cm Vertical: 3.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.3 cm

Description: Ten flowers of outstanding color on one upright inflorescence; sepals and petals highly regular, orange, spotted dark purple, darker on petals; lip recurved, porrect, orange finely spotted dark purple also on reverse; column chartreuse, orange distally, finely spotted dark purple, anther cap cream; substance firm; texture matte, lip velvety.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Mormodes Aftermath ‘SVO Nuclear Fallout’ AM/AOS 82 pts. Inflorescence
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