Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, August 25, 2016

Vandachostylis Deep Blue Seas ‘Earls Choice’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
© Arthur Pnkers 2016
Plant Name: Vandachostylis Deep Blue Seas ‘Earls Choice’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
(V. Charm x V. christensoniana)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.7 cm Vertical: 3.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.0 cm (including spur)

Description: Thirty-seven flat flowers and sixteen buds on two upright inflorescences; sepals and petal coerulea-lavender; lip lavender-coerulea, side lobe margins and midlobe overlaid dark lavender, 2.7-cm spur light lavender coerulea becoming white distally; column lavender-coerulea becoming darker distally, anther cap lavender centrally, two orange-red crescents marginally; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Earl Felt