Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, June 8, 2019

Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Rebecca’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
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 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Rebecca’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.6 cm Vertical: 7.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.6 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 7.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.7 cm Length: 4.2 cm

Description: Four flowers on a 45.0-cm arched inflorescence; dorsal sepal pale yellow, overlaid green-yellow, broadly overlaid purple along midvein, veined brown, distal margin pale yellow, hirsute; synsepal yellow-green, veined slightly darker yellow-green, margin hirsute; petals twisted symmetrically, yellow-green, distal half purple, spotted mahogany proximally, margin hirsute; pouch purple on proximal third becoming brown, veined darker brown; staminode yellow-green, centrally overlaid brown, dusty rose apically; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Jim Sloniker
Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Rebecca’ HCC/AOS 75 pts. Inflor
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Cymbidium Little Black Sambo ‘Adele Chaya’ CCM/AOS 84 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cymbidium Little Black Sambo ‘Adele Chaya’ CCM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: (Cym. canaliculatum x Cym. madidum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.5 cm Vertical: 2.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.3 cm
Petal Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 0.8 cm

Description: Four hundred eighteen well-presented flowers and three hundred eighteen buds on seventeen arching to arching-pendulous inflorescences up to 64 cm, and two immature inflorescences; plant 118.0 cm wide x 134.0 cm tall, grown in a 26.0-cm terra cotta pot; 16 pseudobulbs, up to 5.0 cm x 11.0 cm, leaves to 52.0 cm; sepals and petals yellow overlaid mahogany, margins yellow; lip garnet red; column cream, suffused garnet, anther cap pale chartreuse; substance firm; texture matte; condition of the plant precluded a higher score.
Exhibitor: Glenda Urmacher
Aerangis Elro ‘Little Saigon Angels’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
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 Plant Name: Aerangis Elro ‘Little Saigon Angels’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: (Aer. ellisii x Aer. modesta)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.5 cm Vertical: 18.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.0 cm

Description: Seventy flowers and twenty-two buds on five gracefully arching-pendulous inflorescences, borne on a two-growth plant; sepals ivory, blushed salmon, centrally and apically darker; petals and lip clear ivory, spur 18.4 cm, salmon; column white; substance firm; texture satin; ovary heavily overlaid salmon; flower is 4.4 cm vertically without spur included in the measurement.
Exhibitor: Ha Bui
Aerangis Elro ‘Little Saigon Angels’ HCC/AOS 78 pts. inflor
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Aerangis Elro ‘Little Saigon Angels’ HCC/AOS 78 pts. plant
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