Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, October 6, 2015

Gomesa colorata ‘Jojo's Fire Cracker’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
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Plant Name: Gomesa colorata ‘Jojo's Fire Cracker’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.6 cm Vertical: 1.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 0.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 0.9 cm

Description: Seventy-eight flowers and thirty-four buds on twelve arching inflorescences; sepals light yellow, lateral sepals blotched red-brown centrally; petals light yellow overlaid dark brick red on distal half; lip cream, side lobes overlaid dark brick red, midlobe overlaid dark brick red centrally, distal half bright yellow; column light yellow overlaid lavender proximally, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Andy's Orchids
Gomesa colorata ‘Jenny’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2015
Plant Name: Gomesa colorata ‘Jenny’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.5 cm Vertical: 1.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 0.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 0.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 0.8 cm

Description: Fifty-nine flowers and twenty buds on ten inflorescences; sepal pale yellow, darker yellow on distal edge, lateral sepals blotched pale red centrally; petals pale yellow overlaid red distally, apically yellow; lip cream, side lobes overlaid red-orange, midlobe overlaid bright yellow, apically cream, callus orange; column lavender, anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Andy's Orchids