Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, February 8, 2020

Cymbidium tortisepalum (hort. Plum Form) ‘Dian Cang Mei’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2020
 Plant Name: Cymbidium tortisepalum (hort. Plum Form) ‘Dian Cang Mei’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.3 cm Vertical: 4.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.2 cm

Description: Four well-presented flat (for the species), plum form, flowers and one bud on three up to 23.3-cm erect inflorescences; sepals pale green, veined medium green, midvein basally maroon, margins cream, reverse light green veined maroon; petals porrect, pale green veined darker green, central veins proximally maroon; lip white, centrally yellow green, side lobes finely spotted maroon, narrow margins saturated maroon, midlobe white with two distal maroon blotches; column light green, cream apically, ventral surface speckled maroon, anther cap cream; substance medium; texture matte; commended for wide and flat sepals and beautiful conformation.
Exhibitor: Baozhon (Jack) Zhu
Cymbidium fabari fma. peloric ‘Ding Hong’ JC/AOS 0 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2020
 Plant Name: Cymbidium fabari fma. peloric ‘Ding Hong’ JC/AOS 0 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.0 cm Vertical: 6.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.4 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Five highly peloric flowers on one erect 14.3-cm inflorescence; sepals white overlaid chartreuse; petals and lip severely recurved distally, irregularly lobed, lip more so, white overlaid light yellow-green, blotched mahogany, the majority touching, margins picotee white, side lobes mahogany becoming maroon distally, petal side lobes less pronounced, callus on proximal half of segments, blotched mahogany basally becoming white, lip midlobe having several lobes, undulate, callus on proximal half of segments, larger than petal calli; column light yellow-green spotted mahogany, anther cap yellow-cream; substance firm; texture finely crystalline, petals finely bullate, lip bullate; commended for the striking and attractive combination of color contrast between the chartreuse sepals and the curled yellow-green petals and the irregular mahogany splotches on the lip segments.
Exhibitor: Baozhon (Jack) Zhu
Cymbidium goeringii fma. album ‘New Moon’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2020
 Plant Name: Cymbidium goeringii fma. album ‘New Moon’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.4 cm Vertical: 5.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.3 cm

Description: Two perfectly flat album flowers on two 7.6-cm to 8.6-cm, erect inflorescences; sepals light chartreuse, veined green, becoming green distally; petals ivory, proximally brushed light green and veined darker green; lip slightly reflexed, ivory, medially light chartreuse up to proximal half of midlobe, callus ivory on proximal midlobe; column light chartreuse; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Baozhon (Jack) Zhu