Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, February 28, 2011

Paph. delenatii SVO White Dove
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum delenatii 'SVO White Dove' HCC/AOS 75 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.8 cm Vertical: 7.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.7 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Petal Width: 4.3 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.7 cm

Description: Two flowers on two inflorescences; flower base color very clean white; petal edges erose; staminode with wide vertical central stripe lemon-gold; substance soft; texture matte; would have scored higher but for erose petal edges.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Paph. delenatii Sunset Valley Orchids VI
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum delenatii ‘Sunset Valley Orchids VI’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.0 cm Vertical: 8.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.1 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 4.8 cm Length: 4.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.6 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.7 cm

Description: One full, well balanced flower on one upright inflorescence; flower base color white; sepals and petals faintly blushed pink, reverse finely stippled pink; dorsal sepal extremely flat and symmetrical; pouch overlaid rose-pink on distal three-fourths; staminode with wide rose-pink vertical stripe, large red blotch in middle, canary yellow blotch on each end of stripe, margin picotee rose-pink; substance heavy; texture of sepals and petals matte, pouch satin.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Rth. Schroder's Love SVO AM 87 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Rhyncattleanthe (syn. Brassolaeliocattleya) Schroder's Love 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM/AOS 87 pts.
(Rth. Love Sound x C. schroderae)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.2 cm Vertical: 14.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Petal Width: 6.0 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.4 cm Length: 6.0 cm

Description: Five well spaced flowers on one self supporting inflorescence; base color cream; dorsal sepal and petals flushed faint lavender; lateral sepals with bright yellow longitudinal stripe centrally; lip dark lavender distally, throat intense orange-yellow, dark lavender-purple rays basally; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
C. Tokyo Life Sunset Valley Orchids
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Cattleya (Syn Sophrolaeliocattleya) Tokyo Life ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
(C. (syn. Slc.) Circle of Life x C. (syn. Sc.) Tokyo Magic)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.0 cm Vertical: 10.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.7 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 5.1 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.3 cm Length: 4.8 cm

Description: Five slightly crowded flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals peach, flared magenta distally, veins intense magenta distally; petals light peach basally; lip striking, yellow with deep magenta distally, margin picoteed magenta; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
C. intermedia var. aquinii SVO Star Burst
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Cattleya intermedia var. aquinii ‘SVO Star Burst’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.6 cm Vertical: 10.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.1 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Petal Width: 3.4 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.6 cm Length: 4.8 cm

Description: Five flowers on one inflorescence; sepals clear lavender; petals lavender-pink , mid rib white, rose-magenta distal flares extending into mid rib centrally; lip lavender-pink, midlobe magenta-rose, throat white; substance turgid; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Rlc. Denis Roessiger Sunset Valley Orchids
© Arthur Pinkers 2011
 Plant Name: Rhyncattleanthe (syn. Brassolaeliocattleya) Denis Roessiger 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM/AOS 87 pts.
(Rlc. Golden Circle x C. Angel Eyes)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.5 cm Vertical: 6.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Petal Width: 3.4 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.6 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: Five well spaced flowers on one self supporting inflorescence; base color cream; dorsal sepal and petals flushed faint lavender; lateral sepals with bright yellow longitudinal stripe centrally; lip dark lavender distally, throat intense orange-yellow, dark lavender-purple rays basally; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke