Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, December 4, 2018

Catasetum Lata Laxman ‘Sophia’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2018
 Plant Name: Catasetum Lata Laxman ‘Sophia’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: (Ctsm. Frilly Doris x Ctsm. José Abalo)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 9.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 5.3 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 5.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 7.8 cm Length: 5.0 cm

Description: Seventeen flowers on one arching inflorescence; sepals and petals light chartreuse, spotted and barred maroon; lip porrect, saccate, chartreuse, spotted and barred maroon proximally, cream centrally, margin serrate; column chartreuse, lightly brushed and finely spotted maroon; substance firm, lip heavy; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Charles Fouquette
Catasetum spitzii ‘SVO Burnished Gold’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2018
 Plant Name: Catasetum spitzii ‘SVO Burnished Gold’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.0 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 4.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 4.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.4 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Thirty-six flowers on one impressive pendulous inflorescence; sepals chartreuse stippled rose centrally becoming overlaid rose distally; petals paralleled to dorsal sepal, superior half recurved in dorsal sepal, inferior half recurving around sepal margin, chartreuse heavily blotched and overlaid rose; lip flat and full, chartreuse, overlaid brown, yellow centrally, margin yellow; column chartreuse stippled brown; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Catasetum spitzii ‘SVO Apricot’ CHM/AOS 82 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2018
 Plant Name: Catasetum spitzii ‘SVO Apricot’ CHM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.0 cm Vertical: 5.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.5 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.3 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.1 cm

Description: Thirty-two flowers on two arched, pendulous up to 50.0-CM inflorescences borne on a plant of three deciduous growths and one newly matured growth grown in a 10.0-cm pot in sphagnum moss; Leaves up to up to 29.5-cm long by10.3-cm wide oblanceolate leathery leaves with prominent veining; deciduous pseudobulbs up to 22.5 cm long by 2.8 cm wide, mature growth 22.5 cm long by 5.0 cm wide; inflorescence racemose; sepals and petals chartreuse strongly overlaid brown-rose, petals strongly recurved and blotched brown-rose; lip flat, full, chartreuse heavily overlaid Chestnut brown, yellow centrally, margin fringed; column Chestnut brown; substance firm, lip firm; texture matte, lip waxy; Country of Origin is Brazil; Pending SITF Verification; recognized for a substantially darker flower color for this species.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Fredclarkeara Dark Matter ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2018
 Plant Name: Fredclarkeara Dark Matter ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Fdk. After Dark x Ctsm. Orchidglade)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.5 cm Vertical: 5.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.3 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.8 cm Length: 2.8 cm

Description: Thirty-five nicely arranged flowers on two arching pendulous inflorescences; sepals and petals deep red-purple; lip deep red-purple, callous burgundy distally with papules, margin serrate medially; column white, dorsal surface heavily brushed red-purple; substance hard, texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Cycnoches warszewiczii ‘SVO Jumbo’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2018
 Plant Name: Cycnoches warszewiczii ‘SVO Jumbo’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.7 cm Vertical: 12.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 6.7 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.0 cm Length: 5.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 5.3 cm

Description: Four full, flat female flowers and one bud on one arching pendulous inflorescence; sepals and petals chartreuse, sepals elliptic, petals falcate-elliptic; lip inversely saccate, cream callus green with dark green apron, column yellow-green; substance very firm, texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke