American Orchid Society Pacific South Judging Region Provisional Awards

Plant Name: Vandachostylis Dragon's Tongue ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 86 pts.
Parentage: (Van. Pinky x V. longitepala)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	5.3 cm	Vertical:	6.4 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	3.0 cm
Petal	Width:	0.9 cm	Length:	2.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	1.2 cm	Length:	2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	1.4 cm	Length:	2..6 cm

Description: Fourteen well-formed, well-presented flowers on two upright 8.8-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals white, randomly blotched purple; lip white, heavily overlaid deep purple, side lobes and midlobe overlaid with a very thick very dark purple callus, side lobe reverses brushed purple, midlobe reverse overlaid dark purple peripherally white centrally, 1.7-cm spur dark purple, reverse white, blotched purple; column purple, white apically, anther cap darker purple; substance heavy; texture semi-glossy.
Exhibitor: Peter T. Lin

Vandachostylis Dragon's Tongue ‘Diamond Orchids’ AM/AOS 86 pts.Inflor

Plant Name: Catasetum Greg Scott ‘Nax Dark Chocolate’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Ctsm. Donna Wise x Ctsm. pileatum)

Natural Spread	Horizontal:	7.3 cm	Vertical:	6.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal	Width:	2.0 cm	Length:	3.5 cm
Petal	Width:	2.5 cm	Length:	3.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal):	Width:	2.5 cm	Length:	3.5 cm
Lip (Pouch):	Width:	4.5 cm	Length:	3.5 cm

Description: Ten flat flowers on one arched, pendulous, 48.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals oxblood; lip proximally oxblood, distally transitioning to yellow, callus oxblood, overlaid yellow in hourglass shape; column yellow, lightly brushed oxblood; substance heavy; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke