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Plant Name: Cattleya dowiana var. rosita 'Sunset Valley Orchids' FCC/AOS 91 pts. Species
Description: Three exceptionally large, stunningly colorful flowers well presented on one very strong inflorescence; sepals yellow overlaid fuchsia along margins; petal base color cream, vibrant yellow-green basally, broad deep magenta purple central stripe and margins, cream veins forming strong contrasting tessellations; lip base color intense gold-yellow, deep red-purple overlay in throat and centrally between intense gold-yellow venation, broad deep purple margin; column intense yellow-green; substance medium; texture matte, lip velvet; recognized for the superior example of this variety. Exhibitor: Fred Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Bulbophyllum virescens ‘Windflower’ AM/AOS 82 pts. Species
Description: Eight flowers arranged in a perfect, symmetric umbel on a horizontal, 24.0 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal light green, reticulated faint brown, veins green; lateral sepals light green-yellow, veined green, proximally twisted 90 degrees inward; petals light green, veined dark green; lip tri-lobed side lobes fuchsia, midlobe light yellow blushed fuchsia, darker centrally; column yellow; substance light; texture waxy. Exhibitor: Betty Kelepecz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Cascade Creek 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM/AOS 81 pts. (adductum x Prince Edward of York)
Description: Three well presented flowers on one upright inflorescence; sepals chartreuse, veined burgundy; petals hirsute, pendant, twisting gracefully, chartreuse spotted burgundy coalescing on distal two-thirds, becoming cordovan; pouch chartreuse, suffused brown anterially; staminode cream, margin brown hirsute; substance firm; texture waxy. Exhibitor: Fred Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Cattleya Tickled Pink 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM/AOS 80 pts. (C. alaorii X C. Esbetts)
Description: Two flat flowers on one inflorescence; sepals light lavender; petals light lavender, darker peripherally; lip light lavender, cream centrally, dark lavender blotch distally, throat dark lavender veined cream, two light yellow eyes distally; column and anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline. Exhibitor: Fred Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Prosthechea cochleata 'Steve Kelepecz' AM/AOS 82 pts. Species
Description: Thirty-one non-resupinate flowers and twenty-six buds on five erect 15.0 cm inflorescences; sepals and petals light green sparsely spotted maroon basally; lip attached at mid point on column, dark maroon, veined light green forming tessellations; column light green, sparsely spotted maroon proximally, distal half white, pollinia bright yellow; substance firm; texture matte; upgraded from previous Highly Commendable Certificate. Exhibitor: Betty Kelepecz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plant Name: Encyclia Cynthia 'Darkest Pleasure' AM/AOS 80 pts. (Sietetrescuartos x Dicky Bird)
Description: Fifty-five flowers and sixty-six buds well presented on one 133.0 cm sturdy inflorescence; sepals and petals dark brown, light yellow proximally; lip cream, midlobe veined purple, margin yellow; column white, pollinia bright yellow; substance very firm; texture matte. Exhibitor: Ormestan J. Bromfield |