Provisional Awards

Orchid Society of Santa Barbara Show, Santa Barbara, CA, November 17, 2018

American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 84 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: American Orchid Society Show Trophy 'Rising Up' ST/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: 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: Approximately forty-five orchids from the Cattleya, Oncidium, Angraecum and vanda alliances artfully arranged in a round naturalized pyramid with a central tree branch and L. Wellesley at the pinnacle, artfully contrasting use of bromeliads, moss and cork oak make a very pleasing display.
Exhibitor: Joey Ambriz
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 84 pts. No. 2
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
American Orchid Society Show Trophy ST/AOS 85 pts. No. 3
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Laelia Splendid King ‘Ice Castle’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2018
 Plant Name: Laelia Splendid King ‘Ice Castle’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (L. Splendid Spire x L. anceps)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.0 cm Vertical: 13.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Petal Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 8.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.3 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: Eight flowers on three upright, 70.0-cm, inflorescences and three buds on one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals white, sepal reverse blushed light green; lip white blushed yellow proximally extending on to side lobes and midlobe, side lobes darkly veined purple on proximal three-fourths, midlobe, spotted, veined and overlaid purple making two large blotches centrally, keels purple proximally, yellow distally; column white, ventral surface spotted and blushed purple, dorsal surface finely spotted purple, anther cap white; substance medium-firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
Laelia moyobambae ‘Kent Forbes Methmann’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2018
 Plant Name: Laelia moyobambae ‘Kent Forbes Methmann’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.5 cm Vertical: 7.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.6 cm

Description: Twelve symmetrical flowers, evenly arranged, on one upright inflorescence; sepals and petals strongly undulating, appearing more so than previous awards, base color chartreuse, pink basally, heavily overlaid warm chestnut brown centrally, veined darker chestnut, reverse heavily overlaid chestnut; lip white, blushed pink medially, midlobe white centrally, yellow apically; keels white, column white dorsal surface broadly blushed pink medially; anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture satiny; peteol strongly contrasting white, ovary light green.
Exhibitor: Frank Methamann
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Michael Tomihama ‘Memoria Dame Joan Forties’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2018
 Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Michael Tomihama ‘Memoria Dame Joan Forties’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: (C. Circle of Life x Rlc. Ryo Iwata)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.2 cm Vertical: 14.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Petal Width: 6.8 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 7.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.1 cm Length: 6.5 cm

Description: Five flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals medium Salmon pink, yellow basally, petals flared pink medially margins ruffled; lip Salmon pink proximally, midlobe Salmon pink proximally becoming deep velvet red on distal two thirds, yellow eyes centrally, throat veined yellow, margins ruffled; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Joe Ambriz
Epidendrum diffrome ‘Santa Barbara’ CCE/AOS 92 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
 Plant Name: Epidendrum diffrome ‘Santa Barbara’ CCE/AOS 92 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.0 cm Vertical: 3.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Petal Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Approximately 1,710 flowers on 57 inflorescence; evenly distributed on a robust, clean, 117.0-cm wide, 80.0-cm tall plant grown in a 12 inch diameter plastic pot of bark; racemic clusters 7.0 cm in diameter; flowers star-shaped, uniformly light green; lip translucent green; column grass green; anther cap cream; substance firm; texture semi-glossy.
Exhibitor: Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
Epidendrum diffrome ‘Santa Barbara’ CCE/AOS 92 pts.Flower
© Arthur Pinkers 2018