Provisional Awards

Orchid Society of Santa Barbara Show, Santa Barbara, CA, November 21, 2015

American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts.
N/A

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.0 cm Vertical: 0.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm

Description: A nice presentation of orchids in wooden baskets surrounding the base of an Ogee style wrought iron archway and plants in pots and on plaques nicely arranged vertically using the archway as the foundation, allowing viewing from all around the display; genera include predominantly Mexican Laelia species and their hybrids, Cattleyas and Vanda’s along with Cymbidiums, Oncidiums and Paphiopedilums adding variety.
Exhibitor: Joey Ambriz and Tarek Alyusuf
American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts. No. 2
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts.No. 2
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts. No. 3
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts. No. 4
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 86 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 86 pts.
N/A

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.0 cm Vertical: 0.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.0 cm Length: 0.0 cm

Description: A nice presentation of orchids in wooden baskets surrounding the base of an Ogee style wrought iron archway and plants in pots and on plaques nicely arranged vertically using the archway as the foundation, allowing viewing from all around the display; genera include predominantly Mexican Laelia species and their hybrids, Cattleyas and Vanda’s along with Cymbidiums, Oncidiums and Paphiopedilums adding variety.
Exhibitor: Joey Ambriz and Tarek Alyusuf
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 86 pts. No. 2
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Silver Certificate SC/AOS 86 pts.No. 2
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 86 pts. No. 3
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 86 pts. No. 4
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
Cattleya jenmanii Canainas Lifeblood HCC/AOS 75 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: Cattleya jenmanii ‘Canaimas Lifeblood’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.8 cm Vertical: 15.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.3 cm Length: 8.8 cm
Petal Width: 5.2 cm Length: 8.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 8.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.0 cm Length: 7.7 cm

Description: Four exceptionally dark, intensely colored flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals deep, lustrous lavender; lip white, side lobes closed over column, overlaid lavender, midlobe and throat overlaid dark lavender except for two white eyes at junction of sides and midlobe, throat veined gold, column white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Tarek Alyusuf
Dendrobium toressae Sycamore Creek HCC/AOS 76 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: Dendrobium toressae ‘Sycamore Creek’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 0.7 cm Vertical: 0.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.3 cm Length: 0.3 cm
Petal Width: 0.1 cm Length: 0.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 0.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.5 cm

Description: Six very flat flowers and eight buds on fourteen individual inflorescences; sepals and petals translucent green; lip light green proximally, tan on distal third; column light green finely spotted maroon proximally on ventral surface, anther cap green; substance firm; texture crystalline; judges commended for extremely clean and glossy dark green foveate leaves giving the appearance of crystalline texture.
Exhibitor: Bill Robson
Cattleya brevipedunculata Hitomebore AM/AOS 86 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: Cattleya brevipedunculata ‘Hitomebore’ AM/AOS 86 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.6 cm Vertical: 6.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 3.4 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: One flat, full, large, vibrantly colored flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals slightly ruffled, coral-red veined darker, appearing iridescent; lip gold, veined and overlaid marginally coral-red; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Joshua Davis
Cattleya brevipedunculata Kyodai Sake AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: Cattleya brevipedunculata‘Kyodai Sake’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.0 cm Vertical: 7.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.7 cm Length: 4.1 cm
Petal Width: 3.1 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.5 cm

Description: One enormous, open, flat uniquely colored flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals pale salmon pink; lip gold brushed salmon pink distally; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Joshua Davis
Dendrobium Avril's Gold Ray HCC/AOS 79 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2015
 Plant Name: Dendrobium Avril's Gold ‘Ray’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
(Den. Aussie Gold x Den. speciosum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.0 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.0 cm

Description: Seventy-eight flowers and twenty buds on three upright arching inflorescences and fifty buds on two immature inflorescences; sepals orange-yellow fine red spots on central margins coalescing proximally; petals porrect, light yellow; lip cream, side lobes barred dark brown, coalescing on isthmus, mid lobe barred dark brown on margins, keel gold; column yellow, overlaid red basally on ventral surface; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
Odontoglossum helgae Sycamore Creek CBR/AOS
© Arthur Pinkers 2015
 Plant Name: Oncidium gayi ‘Sycamore Creek’ CBR/AOS
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.6 cm Vertical: 7.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Petal Width: 0.8 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 3.7 cm

Description: Eighteen flowers on three upright, slightly arched, up to 32.0-cm racemose inflorescences, two from one growth, borne on a 32.0-cm wide by 29.0-cm tall plant consisting of two leafless and three mature pseudobulbs in a 10.0 cm wood basket growing in moss; pseudobulbs ovate, compressed laterally giving sharp edges up to 7.0-cm long by 3.1-cm wide and 1.5-cm thick subtended by several distichous overlapping folded sheaths, with the upper four bearing acuminate, narrowly lanceolate folded blades 22.0-cm long and 3.1-cm wide; leaves two per growth apically attached, acuminate, narrowly lanceolate, 27.0-cm long by 3.7-cm wide, longitudinally folded basally forming short narrow stem, heavily spotted brown; sepals and petals narrowly lanceolate , acuminate, undulate, distally reflexed, light chartreuse, blotched light tan, sepals cupping centrally, petals somewhat porrect; lip oblong with swelling proximally to form small side lobes, cuspidate, incurved, white, light chartreuse centrally, blotched purple centrally along veins, callus white, column light chartreuse, stigmatic surface purple, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline; country of origin is Peru; Odontoglossum helgae, award 20152136, has been confirmed to be Oncidium gayi by SITF (Jan 2016); recognized for rarity in cultivation.
Exhibitor: Bill Robson
Odontoglossum helgae Sycamore Creek CBR/AOS flower
© Arthur Pinkers 2015