Provisional Awards

San Diego County Orchid Show In the Park, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2021

Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Little Joy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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 Plant Name: Dendrobium laevifolium ‘Little Joy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.5 cm Vertical: 3.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Twenty-eight nicely presented flowers on four inflorescences; sepals and petals bright fuchsia, dorsal sepal ovate, lateral sepals ovate, inferior half broader proximally to enclose nectary; lip trough shaped, yellow, brushed fuchsia, reverse cream proximally becoming yellow distally overlaid fuchsia centrally becoming veins near apex; column white, anther cap fuchsia; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Deborah Halliday
Dendrobium Little Green Apples ‘Imp’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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 Plant Name: Dendrobium Little Green Apples ‘Imp’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Den. Green Elf x Den. convolutum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.5 cm Vertical: 5.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.4 cm Length: 3.3 cm

Description: Forty-seven stellate flowers and four buds on ten arching inflorescences, canes 21.0 cm to 77.0-cm; sepals and petals lanceolate, apple green, spotted burgundy basally, veined green proximally, apex slightly reflexed, petal margins slightly undulate; lip apple green, side lobes blushed green, veined burgundy, midlobe suffused dark maroon, veined burgundy, sides reflexed; column burgundy, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Deborah Halliday
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Anita's Surprise ‘Rainbow Valley’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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 Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Anita's Surprise ‘Rainbow Valley’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Rlc. Rainbow Moon x Rlc. Sir John Templeton)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 16.5 cm Vertical: 17.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.6 cm Length: 9.3 cm
Petal Width: 6.7 cm Length: 8.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.3 cm Length: 7.5 cm

Description: Thirteen well-presented, full flowers and seven buds on eight strong inflorescences on a robust plant grown in a 43.0-cm pot; sepals and petals clear white, sepals elliptic, petals ovate, rounded, margins undulate; lip white, throat deep golden yellow, overlaid orange proximally, veined light yellow, margin undulate; column white; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Anita & Jerry Spencer
Dendrobium Adrian Lonne ‘Purple Haze’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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 Plant Name: Dendrobium Adrian Lonne ‘Purple Haze’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Den. Dandy Dame x Den. canaliculatum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.0 cm Vertical: 5.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Twenty-six antelope type flowers on one gracefully arching inflorescence; sepals and petals twisted, dorsal sepal and petals proximally white, becoming lavender centrally, margins white, transitioning to brown distally, margin yellow, lateral sepals white proximally becoming finely blotched lavender distally transitioning brown apically; lip proximally white, side lobes becoming purple distally, veined dark purple, distally deep purple; column white, distally light lavender; anther cap light yellow; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Tom Biggart