Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, July 11, 2015

Houlletia odoratissima ‘Huntington's Galore’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Plant Name: Houlletia odoratissima ‘Huntington's Galore’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.1 cm Vertical: 7.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.1 cm

Description: Eight flowers with a decurved orientation on one upright inflorescence; sepals and petals mahogany-red; hypochile cream overlaid light yellow basally, mesochile cream overlaid pale yellow basally, basal reverse overlaid mahogany-red, epichile cream, column cream overlaid light yellow distally, anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Houlletia odoratissima ‘Huntington's Galore’ AM/AOS 80 pts. Inflorescence
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Stanhopea haseloffiana ‘Huntington's Masterpiece’ HCC/AOS 77 pts. Side View
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Plant Name: Stanhopea haseloffiana ‘Huntington's Masterpiece’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.5 cm Vertical: 14.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.2 cm Length: 9.3 cm
Petal Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 6.4 cm Length: 9.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.7 cm Length: 8.6 cm

Description: Twelve flowers on two pendant inflorescences and three immature pendant inflorescences; sepal yellow-cream, central two-thirds lightly scattered with irregular burgundy spots; petals entirely recurved, yellow-cream densely spotted burgundy; lip cream, densely spotted burgundy; column light yellow overlaid light green centrally, bright yellow distally, proximal three-fourths spotted burgundy, anther cap cream; substance medium; texture matte, lip glossy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Stanhopea haseloffiana ‘Huntington's Masterpiece’ HCC/AOS 77 pts. inflorescence
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Stanhopea haseloffiana ‘Huntington's Masterpiece’ HCC/AOS 77 pts. flower
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Stanhopea platyceras ‘Huntington's Pterodactyl’ AM/AOS 87 pts. Side View
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Plant Name: Stanhopea platyceras ‘Huntington's Pterodactyl’ AM/AOS 87 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 18.5 cm Vertical: 15.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.4 cm Length: 10.4 cm
Petal Width: 2.7 cm Length: 8.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 5.6 cm Length: 10.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.7 cm Length: 9.4 cm

Description: Two very large, flat flowers and one bud on two pendant inflorescences; sepals and petals pale yellow, spotted burgundy; lip pale yellow spotted burgundy, mesochile heavily spotted dark burgundy; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Stanhopea haseloffiana ‘Huntington's Masterpiece’ HCC/AOS 77 pts. inflorescence
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Tiger’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum tigrinum ‘Huntington's Tiger’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.4 cm Vertical: 7.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.1 cm Length: 4.4 cm
Petal Width: 2.4 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.6 cm

Description: Two flowers and one bud on three strong, up to 21.2-CM, erect inflorescences; dorsal sepal rich yellow-green, two large dark purple blotches proximally, several small dark purple blotches distally; synsepal yellow-green blotched dark purple proximally; petals yellow-green, dark purple stripes and blotches proximally; pouch dark yellow-green overlaid brown-purple on front near rim; staminode pale yellow overlaid re-brown centrally; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Phalaenopsis Purple Martin ‘Sapphires Pride’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Purple Martin ‘Sapphires Pride’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
(Phal. Kenneth Schubert x Phal. violacea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.2 cm Vertical: 3.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 2.2 cm

Description: Three exceedingly flat flowers and seven buds on two upright inflorescence and one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals dark blue-violet, lighter basally; lip white, side lobes blushed blue-violet proximally, centrally contrasting bright gold-yellow, apex overlaid dark blue-violet, midlobe brushed blue-violet proximally, overlaid extremely dark purple on distal three-fourths; column white brushed light blue-violet, anther cap cream; substance very firm, texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Robert Shepherd
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum ‘Huntington's King’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum ‘Huntington's King’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 26.2 cm Vertical: 14.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.2 cm Length: 6.9 cm
Petal Width: 1.4 cm Length: 14.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.4 cm Length: 6.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 5.9 cm

Description: Four flowers and two buds beautifully presented on one 52.3-cm upright inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream broadly veined red-brown; synsepal light yellow-green veined red-brown; petals yellow-green veined red-brown, proximally spotted red-brown along veins, margins hirsute; pouch yellow-green overlaid red-brown, darker red-brown distally; staminode yellow-green, margins red-brown, surface hirsute, white; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum ‘Huntington's King’ AM/AOS 81 pts. Inflorescence
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Paphiopedilum delenatii ‘Huntington's Cotton Candy’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum delenatii ‘Huntington's Cotton Candy’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.7 cm Vertical: 8.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.0 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Petal Width: 5.0 cm Length: 4.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.7 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 3.6 cm

Description: One flower on one upright 20.0-cm inflorescence; sepals white blushed light pink, reverse overlaid with fine dusty rose pink spots; petals white blushed light pink; pouch white overlaid dusty rose pink; staminode white, centrally bright yellow, two dark rose-pink blotches along boarder of yellow center, margin brushed rose pink; substance moderately firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Huntington Botanical Gardens