Provisional Awards

2019-08-11 Orange County Orchid Society Outreach Judging, Phoenix, AZ, August 11, 2019

Phragmipedium Don Wimber ‘Corky’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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Plant Name: Phragmipedium Don Wimber ‘Corky’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: (Phrag. Eric Young x Phrag. besseae)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.8 cm Vertical: 9.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 1.3 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.1 cm Length: 5.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 5.3 cm

Description: One flower and one bud on one 29.0-cm upright inflorescence; dorsal sepal pale yellow-green overlaid orange-red veined darker orange-red, margins dark orange-red picotee; synsepal pale yellow-green edged dark red; petals yellow-green, surface pubescent orange-red, denser proximally, inferior proximal quarter hirsute orange-red, margin ciliate; pouch pale yellow-green brushed orange-red veined darker orange-red, inner rim and margin spotted dark orange-red, surface puberulent; staminode yellow-cream finely puberulent red; substance medium; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: James B. Wheeler
Vanda Ladda Gold ‘Linda Jean’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Vanda Ladda Gold ‘Linda Jean’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (V. Tubtim Velvet x V. Bangkhuntian Gold)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.1 cm Vertical: 4.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.3 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 2.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.2 cm

Description: Thirty flowers well displayed on one 38.0-cm sturdy, upright inflorescence and twenty buds on upright immature inflorescence; sepals and petal yellow-gold distally overlaid light orange; lip yellow-gold proximally blushed orange, midlobe brushed light green distally; column yellow-gold, anther cap brown; substance firm; texture crystalline. Exhibitor: James B. Wheeler
Vanda Ladda Gold ‘Linda Jean’ AM/AOS 83 pts.inflor
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Phalaenopsis equestris ‘Dove’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Phalaenopsis equestris ‘Dove’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 2.7 cm Vertical: 2.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.5 cm

Description: Thirty-one flowers and thirty-five buds on one multi branched, 29.0-cm inflorescence; flowers white, lip crest and proximal side lobes finely spotted yellow; substance firm; texture crystalline. Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Dr. Roger Lee’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
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Plant Name: Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Dr. Roger Lee’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.3 cm Vertical: 5.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.4 cm Length: 2.7 cm

Description: Eight nicely presented panda form flowers and two buds on two, 26.0-cm and 28.0-cm, staked upright, inflorescences and two branched inflorescences with emerging buds; sepal and petals white overlaid magenta-purple on most segments, typical of this form of the tetraspis species; lip white, side lobes yellow centrally, midlobe overlaid magenta-purple proximally, white pubescence distally; column white; substance firm; texture semi glossy. Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Dendrobium Fire Wings ‘Linda’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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Plant Name: Dendrobium Fire Wings ‘Linda’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
Parentage: (Den. Big Alex x Den. Silver Wings)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.5 cm Vertical: 5.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.7 cm Length: 4.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.6 cm Length: 4.0 cm

Description: Eleven flowers on two 23.0-cm upright inflorescences; sepals and petals white veined fuchsia; lip white, side lobes heavily blushed dark lavender, veined very dark lavender, midlobe blushed very dark lavender proximally, less densely blushed distally, veined very dark lavender; column white, ventral surface striated lavender, dorsal surface blushed lavender apically, anther cap white; substance medium; texture mate, lip velvety.
Exhibitor: James B. Wheeler
Dendrobium Fire Wings ‘Linda’ HCC/AOS 76 pts. Inlor
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