Provisional Awards

San Diego County Orchid Show In the Park, San Diego, CA, July 25, 2015

Encyclia Lorraine Smith ‘Arnieberry’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2015
Plant Name: Encyclia Lorraine Smith ‘Arnieberry’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
(E. tampensis x E. phoenicea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.9 cm Vertical: 4.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 2.3 cm

Description: Thirty-nine flowers of exceptional, flat form and dark color on four arching, branched inflorescences; sepals and petals chartreuse, heavily overlaid dark brown, distally slightly yellow, puberulent; lip light pink, side lobes arching over column, veined dark purple, mid lobe veined dark purple, overlaid dark purple centrally; column white, slightly blushed pink, striped dark purple proximally; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Catyclia Leaf Hopper ‘Bruce Berg’	HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Catyclia Leaf Hopper ‘Bruce Berg’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
(Cty. El Hatillo x E. tampensis)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.5 cm Vertical: 5.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: Thirty-eight flowers and two buds on seven inflorescences; sepals and petals light yellow, sepal blushed rose; lip tri-lobed white, side lobes encircling column, midlobe overlaid purple, veined dark purple, picotee white margin; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Tom Biggart
Dracula Raven ‘Windflower’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Dracula Raven ‘Windflower’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
(Drac. vampira x Drac. roezlii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.0 cm Vertical: 22.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.2 cm Length: 12.1 cm
Petal Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 12.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Two large flowers and one bud on three 10.0-cm to 15.0-cm pendant inflorescences; dorsal sepal white, yellow-green basally, brown veins radiating from base of column, centrally tessellated brown coalescing on apical fourth, caudae brown; lateral sepals white, brown veins radiating from base of column, centrally tessellated brown coalescing on apical fourth, caudae brown; petals diminutive, light green with single brown vein; lip pink; column green; substance light; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Betty Kelepecz