Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, November 7, 2017

Paphiopedilum Cheryl Adams ‘Shawn Michael Adams’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2017
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Cheryl Adams ‘Shawn Michael Adams’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Makuli x Paph. Macabre)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.7 cm Vertical: 10.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.6 cm Length: 5.7 cm
Petal Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 4.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 6.2 cm

Description: One well presented flower on a 17.0-cm erect inflorescence; sepals white, veined alternating green and purple, white margin, dorsal sepal finely spotted dark maroon basally; petals cream white, lightly overlaid green proximally on superior half, veined green, inferior half lightly overlaid light maroon proximally blushed light maroon, distal half blushed light maroon, randomly warted black maroon, margins hirsute; pouch green, veined and overlaid deep maroon distally, inner rim and inner pouch warted maroon; staminode white, reticulated green; substance medium firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Cheryl L. Adams