American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Plant Name: Cattleya violacea ‘Rebecca’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	10.2 cm	Vertical:	12.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	2.1 cm	Length:	6.8 cm
Petal	Width:	3.5 cm	Length:	6.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	2.2 cm	Length:	5.6 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	3.5 cm	Length:	5.2 cm

Description: Two large flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals cream overlaid lavender; veins dark vibrant lavender distally, coalescing apically; lip trilobate, cream, side lobes tightly circling column, overlaid lavender, becoming darker distally, reverse overlaid lavender darkening apically, midlobe dark violet, crest overlaid yellow; column white; substance medium firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Jim Sloniker

Plant Name: Barkeria lindleyana ‘Diamond Spire’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	8.2 cm	Vertical:	6.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	0.9 cm	Length:	4.1 cm
Petal	Width:	1.0 cm	Length:	4.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.5 cm	Length:	3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	2.2 cm	Length:	3.6 cm

Description: Fifty flowers and ninety-seven buds on four branched inflorescences and one immature inflorescence; flower base color white, lip crest overlaid cream; column cream finely spotted maroon on dorsal margins; substance medium; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid State

Cattleya bicolor ‘Green Ghost’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.

Plant Name: Cattleya bicolor fma. alba ‘Green Ghost’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
species

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	7.0 cm	Vertical:	6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.6 cm	Length:	5.2 cm
Petal	Width:	1.9 cm	Length:	4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.6 cm	Length:	4.2 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	2.7 cm	Length:	4.0 cm

Description: Eighteen flowers on three inflorescences; sepal and petals dark Granny Smith apple green; lip white; column white; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid State