Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA , July 3, 2012

E Coral Miss 'Nitz' HCC 76pts
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Plant Name: Encyclia Coral Miss 'Nitz' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(adenocaula x howardii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.5 cm Vertical: 5.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Sixty flowers and seventy-seven buds on six, up to 65.0 cm tall, inflorescences; sepals and petals cream, brushed medium lavender; lip green margin brushed lavender, midlobe white veined bright lavender margin white substance medium; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Jerry and Anita Spencer
L Pecavia 'Carla Mae' HCC 77 pts
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Plant Name: Cattleya Pacavia 'Carla Mae' HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.3 cm Vertical: 14.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 8.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 8.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.0 cm Length: 7.6 cm

Description: Twenty-nine flowers on nine inflorescences; sepals and petals light lavender, brushed lavender proximally, veined darker lavender; lip cream, veined deep lavender, bell overlaid deep lavender centrally transitioning to light lavender proximally; column white; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Jerry and Anita Spencer
Paph Prince Edward of York 'Sue' AM 81 pts
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Prince Edward of York 'Sue' AM/AOS 81 pts.
(rothschildianum x sanderianum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.5 cm Vertical: 27.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 23.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.2 cm

Description: Four flowers on one 49.0 cm inflorescence; sepal and synsepal light yellow, stripped dark brown; petals proximally light yellow, heavily spotted dark brown along veins, coalescing on distal half; pouch green-brown, stripped dark brown; staminode red-brown, margin hirsute; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Charles Fouquette
Bulb longiflorum 'La Jolla' HCC 75 pts
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Plant Name: Bulbophyllum longiflorum 'La Jolla' HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.2 cm Vertical: 4.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 4.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.3 cm Length: 0.4 cm

Description: Twelve flowers on one umbel on one inflorescence; flower base color cream; dorsal sepal deeply concave, spotted maroon, overlaid deep maroon proximally, terminating in fine dark maroon hairs apically; petals overlaid deep maroon on proximal two thirds, terminating in fine dark maroon hairs apically; lateral sepals fused, spotted maroon; lip mobile, brushed light maroon, overlaid dark maroon along midvein; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
E alata v parviflora 'PTO' AM 83 pts
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Plant Name: Encyclia alata ssp. parviflora 'PTO' AM/AOS 83 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.4 cm Vertical: 4.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.8 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 1.6 cm

Description: Seventy flowers and one bud on one highly branched 104.0 cm pendulous inflorescence; sepals and petals gold-yellow, green basally, overlaid cordovan distal half; lip cream, side lobes overlaid gold-yellow, veined maroon, midlobe white proximally gold-yellow distally veined dark violet; column cream, lightly brushed lavender; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Tom Osborn
Ctsm Karen Armstrong 'Sunset Valley Orchids' HCC 76 pts
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Plant Name: Catasetum Karen Armstrong 'Sunset Valley Orchids' HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Susan Fuchs x denticulatum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.5 cm Vertical: 5.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.7 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Seventeen flowers on two inflorescences, eleven buds on two immature inflorescences; flower base color white; dorsal sepal forming hood over petal edges, heavily spotted red-brown; petals densely barred red-brown; lateral sepals densely spotted, coalescing centrally; lip white on proximal quarter, yellow on distal three fourths, evenly and heavily spotted red brown, margin fimbriate, callus bright yellow; column cream brushed red brown, densely spotted, black brown basally, red brown proximally; anther cap white; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Odm cordatum 'La Jolla' JC
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Plant Name: Odontoglossumm cordatum 'La Jolla' JC/AOS
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.1 cm Vertical: 9.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.3 cm

Description: Nine flowers, well presented on a 35.0 cm erect inflorescence; sepals yellow-green, heavily barred cordovan, coalescing on distal half; petals green cream, blotched brown proximally coalescing distally; lip white, maroon brown; column proximal half green, distal half white; anther caps light yellow; substance medium; texture matte; commended for distinct tri anther cap mutation of column, very nice presentation and color of flowers.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
Odm Hallio-crispum 'La Jolla' AM 83 pts
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Plant Name: Odontoglossum Hallio-crispum 'La Jolla' AM/AOS 83pts.
(crispum x hallii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.5 cm Vertical: 10.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.9 cm Length: 6.9 cm
Petal Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 5.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 2.9 cm

Description: Eight flowers and eight buds on one 98.0 cm upright inflorescence; flower base color white; sepals irregularly blotched red-brown; petals irregularly blotched red-brown, margins slightly crisped from Onc. alexandrae parent; lip flat, nearly square, irregularly blotched red-brown centrally, crest bright yellow; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl
Paph Robinianum 'La Jolla' AM 80 pts
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Robinianum 'La Jolla' AM/AOS 80 pts.
(lowii x parishii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.0 cm Vertical: 16.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.9 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.3 cm Length: 10.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 4.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 4.9 cm

Description: Five flowers on one 68.0 cm inflorescence; sepal and synsepal yellow-green veined darker yellow-green; petals green; overlaid red-purple distally apically spotted dark maroon; pouch olive green veined darker olive green; staminode green; substance medium; texture satin.
Exhibitor: Helmut Rohrl