Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, April 22, 2019

Phalaenopsis Liu's Star Dusts ‘Arnie’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Liu's Star Dusts ‘Arnie’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. Timothy Christopher x Phal. finleyi)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.3 cm Vertical: 2.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.9 cm

Description: Eight flowers and seven buds on two 1.2-cm inflorescences; flower white, spotted fuchsia, lip callus light yellow; column light green, striated fuchsia, anther cap white; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Phalaenopsis tetraspis var. christiana ‘Montclair’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis tetraspis var. christiana ‘Montclair’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.2 cm Vertical: 5.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Six flowers and four buds on two arching inflorescences; flower white, sepals and petals blotched Raspberry Red centrally, lip side lobes bright yellow distally, midlobe dark fuchsia proximally, distally manicate; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Cattleya Clarion ‘Bluebird’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Cattleya Clarion ‘Bluebird’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: (C. Eximia x C. mossiae)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.5 cm Vertical: 16.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 8.9 cm
Petal Width: 6.0 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 7.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.9 cm Length: 7.1 cm

Description: Thirteen flowers on four upright inflorescences to 32.2 cm; sepals, petals and lip cream, overlaid pale violet, petals and lip ruffled, lip proximal half bright gold-yellow, distally veined and overlaid violet, margin pale violet; column white; substance medium; texture crystalline; pleasant fragrance.
Exhibitor: Outhay Viengkhou
Cattleya intermedia fma. orlata flamea ‘Valentine’ FCC/AOS 91 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Cattleya intermedia fma. orlata flamea ‘Valentine’ FCC/AOS 91 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.5 cm Vertical: 13.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.3 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 7.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.3 cm Length: 7.3 cm

Description: Five large well displayed flowers on one sturdy, upright inflorescence; sepals and petals white blushed light lavendar finely and sparsely speckled magenta-lavender, petals proximally splashed magenta-lavender; lip widely flared, white proximally, side lobes broadly picoteed rich magenta-lavender, midlobe rich magenta-lavender, keels rich magenta-lavender; column white blushed light magenta-lavender on proximal dorsal surface, anther cap white, margins magenta-lavender; substance very firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Outhay Viengkhou
Cattleya intermedia fma. orlata flamea ‘Valentine’ FCC/AOS 91 pts. Inflor
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
Laeliocatanthe Newberry Lava Burst ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Laeliocatanthe Newberry Lava Burst ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: (Ctt. Rojo x L. undulata)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.5 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 3.1 cm

Description: Seventy-six flowers and eight buds on five very erect inflorescences; flower red; column white, blushed red, anther cap white; substance firm; texture waxy; ovary and pedicel magenta.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Leptotes bicolor ‘Whopper’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2019
 Plant Name: Leptotes bicolor ‘Whopper’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.5 cm Vertical: 6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Nineteen resupinate flowers and three buds on nine inflorescences; sepals and petals ivory white; lip white, side lobes pale green proximally, prominent midlobe overlaid magenta-lavender proximally becoming white distally, callus dark green; column white blushed green, anther cap veined magenta-lavender; substance firm; texture strongly crystall8ine.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin