Provisional Awards

San Diego County Orchid Show In the Park, San Diego, CA, July 27, 2019

Promenea ovatiloba ‘Lana Banana’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Promenea ovatiloba ‘Lana Banana’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.1 cm Vertical: 3.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Fifteen flowers and one bud nicely presented on twelve short inflorescences; sepals and petals light yellow, veins pale green, lateral sepals lighter yellow; lip white, side lobes overlaid pale yellow distally, distal half midlobe darker yellow; column white, overlaid light yellow, basally blotched mahogany on ventral surface, anther cap white; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Rachael Burns
Aganisia cyanea ‘Rachels Blue’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
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Plant Name: Aganisia cyanea ‘Rachels Blue’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.3 cm Vertical: 6.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 2.2 cm

Description: Four flowers on two slightly arching, 9.5-cm and 11.0-cm, inflorescences; sepals light violet, veined slightly darker violet proximally, dorsal sepal barred between veins; petals medium violet, veined slightly darker violet, light barring between veins; lip light violet, veined violet; side lobes and callus slate blue, midlobe violet; column light violet, dorsal surface overlaid violet distally, wings blotched pink; substance moderate; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Rachael Burns
Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Verdigris Ice’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Verdigris Ice’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.4 cm Vertical: 7.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 4.2 cm

Description: Six albinistic flowers on one 77.0-cm inflorescence, and one flower and three buds on a second 44.0-cm emerging inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream, proximally overlaid yellow extending up along midvein to apex, veined green; synsepal cream, veined green; petals cream, proximal two-thirds overlaid yellow; pouch green-yellow, rim yellow; staminode yellow tessellated green centrally; substance medium; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Michael Tibbs
Tolumnia Pine Hollow ‘Lue’s Red’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Tolumnia SIO's June Marie ‘Oceanview’ FCC/AOS 91 pts.
Parentage: (Tol. Sundown Reef x Tol. Maple Dancer)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.0 cm Vertical: 3.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Petal Width: 1.0 cm Length: 1.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 0.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.8 cm Length: 2.2 cm

Description: Thirty-two flowers on five elegantly arching 26.0-cm inflorescences; dorsal sepal brown-red, lateral sepals fused, light brown; petals yellow, overlaid port red, darker proximally margin picotee yellow; lip yellow, overlaid port red centrally extending on to midlobe, side lobe proximal margins blushed apricot, midlobe blotched near margin, Callus red, yellow apically; column yellow, anther cap brown; texture firm; substance matte.
Exhibitor: Alex Nadzan
Cattleya Gaudii var. coerulea ‘Kathleen’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
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Plant Name: Cattleya Gaudii var. coerulea ‘Kathleen’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: (C. loddigesii x C. tigrina)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.6 cm Vertical: 11.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.9 cm Length: 6.8 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 5.8 cm

Description: Ten colorful flowers on one 24.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals blue-purple spotted purple; lip spade shaped, side lobes overlapping over column, blue-purple, throat light yellow under column, darker yellow at isthmus, midlobe deep blue-purple on proximal three-fourths, column white; anther cap light purple centrally; substance firm; texture lightly crystalline.
Exhibitor: Alex Nadzan