Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA , January 23, 2012

Cymbidium goeringii var. alba Elegance HCC 76 pts
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 Plant Name: Cymbidium goeringii var. alba 'Elegance' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.4 cm Vertical: 6.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.9 cm

Description: Two albinistic, gracefully shaped flowers on two upright 12.0 cm inflorescences; sepals and petals pale green, veined darker green; petals forming hood over column; lip white, recurving distally, callus bright yellow; substance firm; texture light crystalline.
Exhibitor: Kenneth Fujimoto
Cattleya wittigiana Diamond Orchids AM 81 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya wittigiana 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS 81 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.1 cm Vertical: 5.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 3.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Five flowers on three inflorescences; sepals and petals hot pink, veins bright deep pink; lip pink, veined deep pink, throat bright yellow; column white; substance firm; texture sparkling; noted for fuller flowers than previous awards and multiple flowers per stem.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Cycnodes Chirqui Bakers Bleeding Heart AM 85 pts
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 Plant Name: Cycnodes Chirqui 'Baker's Bleeding Heart' AM/AOS 85 pts.
(Cyc. warscewiczii x Morm. hookerii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.5 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm

Description: Twelve well presented flowers on three 17.0 cm inflorescences, borne on newest pseudobulb; sepals and petals bronze veined dark maroon; lip heart shaped, maroon, dark cherry-red centrally; column dark cherry-red; anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture satin, lip glossy.
Exhibitor: Brent Baker
Cycnodes Chirqui Bakers Bleeding Heart AM 85 pts. 2
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Cycnodes Opalina Bakers Green Goblin AM 86 pts
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 Plant Name: Cycnodes Opalina 'Baker's Green Goblin' AM/AOS 86 pts.
(Cyc. warscewiczii x Morm. horichii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.0 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.4 cm Length: 6.7 cm
Petal Width: 1.9 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 6.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm

Description: Eleven flowers and five buds on one gracefully arched inflorescence; sepals and petals medium green, darker centrally, veined light brown; cordate lip medium burnt yellow; substance firm; texture silky, lip waxy; awarded for increased flower count and size, and improved fullness and form over previous award.
Exhibitor: Brent Baker
Cycnodes Opalina Bakers Green Goblin AM 86 pts. 2
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Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis Bakers Rotten Goliath CCM 88 pts
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 Plant Name: Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis 'Baker's Rotten Goliath' CCM/AOS 88 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.5 cm Vertical: 6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.0 cm Length: 5.7 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 7.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Fifty flowers on two inflorescences on a 73.0 cm of eight compressed oval pseudobulbs, all leaf bearing, grown in a 48.0 cm wooden basket; sepals and petals burgundy, reverse chartreuse, heavily speckled burgundy, fine yellow hair; lateral sepals fused, coarsely hirsute; lip burgundy; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Brent Baker
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis Bakers Rotten Goliath CCM 88 pts 2
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