Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, January 28, 2019

Cattleya Petitfleur ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
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Plant Name: Cattleya Petitfleur ‘Diamond Orchids’ HCC/AOS 77 pts.
Parentage: (C. jongheana x C. praestans)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.8 cm Vertical: 10.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 6.7 cm
Petal Width: 4.0 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 5.9 cm

Description: One flower on one 4.9-cm long inflorescence; sepals and petals soft pink, blushed dark pink centrally ; lip white, overlaid bright gold-yellow central two-thirds, apical third white overlaid soft pink, apex margin soft pink five prominent golden keels along central mid-lobe, column white; anther cap white; substance soft; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Holcostylis MS Sunlight ‘Diamond Orchids II’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Holcostylis M S Sunlight ‘Diamond Orchids II’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Holc. flavescens x Rhy. gigantea)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.1 cm Vertical: 3.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Eleven flowers and one bud on one 10.0-cm arching inflorescence and eleven buds on one immature inflorescence; sepals and petals white; lip white; side lobes overlaid dark magenta, veins white; midlobe overlaid light magenta becoming spotted along veins near margin, spur white 1.0 cm; column white overlaid magenta proximally, anther cap striated and brushed magenta; Substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin
Paphiopedilum Ruby Voodoo ‘Fuerte’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Ruby Voodoo ‘Fuerte’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Voodoo Magic x Paph. Ruby Pulsar)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 11.5 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 8.0 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.5 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm

Description: One flower on one 35.0-cm inflorescence; sepals deep purple-raspberry veined burgundy, margin white with some purple-raspberry blush and spotting, margin ciliolate; petals white basally, green proximally becoming burgundy-purple distally, superior proximal two thirds margin warted black, entire margin ciliate; pouch dark burgundy; staminode white blushed light burgundy centrally, slightly tessellated green; substance firm; texture glossy, pouch velvety.
Exhibitor: Outhay Viengkhou
Paphiopedilum Berenice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Berenice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. lowii x Paph. philippinense)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.0 cm Vertical: 13.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.8 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 11.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.8 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.0 cm

Description: Four flowers and two buds on one 65.0-cm arching inflorescence; sepals cream-yellow, veined yellow-green, petals light yellow becoming cream faintly blushed pink distally, veined yellow-green proximally becoming faint pink distally, proximal midvein faintly spotted maroon, proximal margin picotee and spotted maroon ; pouch cream becoming yellow distally; staminode light green-yellow, tessellated darker green-yellow; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Paphiopedilum Berenice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts. Inflorescence
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Paphiopedilum Adding Booth ‘Sunset Valley Orchids Too’ AM/AOS 86 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Adding Booth ‘Sunset Valley Orchids Too’ AM/AOS 86 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Genevieve Booth x Paph. adductum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.0 cm Vertical: 16.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.9 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.4 cm Length: 15.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 6.0 cm

Description: Four flowers on one 52.0-cm inflorescence and one immature inflorescence; sepals light yellow, dorsal sepal broadly veined overlaid dark mahogany almost coalesced centrally, lateral sepal veined dark mahogany; petals pale yellow veined pale mahogany basally becoming darker centrally, spotted dark mahogany along veins proximally becoming coalesced distally; pouch light yellow overlaid dark mahogany, veined darker mahogany; staminode light yellow, sides maroon, maroon manicate, tipped silver; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Catamodes Dragons Glade ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
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Plant Name: Catamodes Dragons Glade ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
Parentage: (Ctmds. Dragons Tail x Ctsm. Orchidglade)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.0 cm Vertical: 6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.0 cm Length: 3.1 cm

Description: Fifteen well arranged flowers on one 40.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals light green-yellow uniformly finely spotted burgundy; lip yellow, uniformly spotted burgundy peripherally becoming finer and denser centrally becoming solid orange-red, crest, orange medially; column light green-yellow densely spotted burgundy, coalesced along dorsal ridge, white proximally on ventral surface; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Catamodes Dragons Glade ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 85 pts. Inflorescence
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Mormodes Aftermath ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Mormodes Aftermath ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Morm. Midnight Hooker x Morm. Mark Mills)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.2 cm Vertical: 5.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 4.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.4 cm

Description: Thirteen asymmetric flowers on one 38.0-cm upright inflorescences; sepals and petals burgundy, sepals finely spotted dark burgundy, petals spotted black-burgundy slightly coalesced; lip rose pink spotted burgundy, reverse spotted dark burgundy; column twisted Ivory spotted and striated burgundy; substance very firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Mormodes Aftermath ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts. Inflorescence
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Lycaste Sagano ‘Thornton Purity’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Lycaste Sagano ‘Thornton Purity’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (Lyc. Abou Sunset x Lyc. Shoalhaven)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.5 cm Vertical: 12.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.5 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Petal Width: 4.5 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 6.1 cm Length: 8.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm

Description: One large flower and one bud displayed on two inflorescences; flower white; lip side lobes yellow proximally, callus yellow; column cream, anther cap white; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Thornton Conservatory
Cymbidium tortisepalum var. longibracteatum ‘Vineland's Pink’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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Plant Name: Cymbidium tortisepalum var. longibracteatum ‘Vineland's Pink’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.4 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.2 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.9 cm

Description: Eleven flowers on six upright, 18.0-cm inflorescence and one emerging inflorescence; sepals light green veined rose-pink; petals light green veined burgundy; lip white side lobes spotted and blotched burgundy, midlobe blotched burgundy, two keels blotched on outside edges; column white, ventral surface spotted burgundy; substance medium; texture semi-glossy.
Exhibitor: Carol Beule
Cymbidium tortisepalum var. longibracteatum ‘Vineland's Pink’ HCC/AOS 76 pts. Inflorescence
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Rhyncholaeliocattleya Memoria Alida Laboy ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Memoria Alida Laboy ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (C. Virginia Dickey x Rlc. Rubescence)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.5 cm Vertical: 7.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 3.2 cm

Description: Five flowers on two 4.3-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals red-burgundy, magenta basally, darker splash distally, margin iridescent; lip dark red-burgundy, throat orange-red, overlaid red-burgundy, veined orange; column white blushed magenta, anther cap white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Dendrobium Falling Embers ‘Crikey’ CCM/AOS 88 pts.
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Plant Name: Dendrobium Falling Embers ‘Crikey’ CCM/AOS 88 pts.
Parentage: (Den. Ida Mary x Den. teretifolium)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.8 cm Vertical: 1.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.4 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Petal Width: 0.3 cm Length: 1.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.2 cm

Description: Eight hundred flowers and two hundred sixty buds on three hundred fifty inflorescences evenly distributed on pendulous inflorescences borne on a pendulous plant 58.0 cm wide by 120.0 cm originating from a 20.0-cm by 20.0-cm tree fern slab; sepals and petals yellow blushed and finely spotted red proximally; lip pale yellow, purple markings parallel to undulate margin, distal half rolled under; substance medium; texture crystalline; noted for the unusual yellow color, form and beautifully grown plant and even arrangement.
Exhibitor: Dave and Judy Smith