Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, December 3, 2019

Paphiopedilum purpuratum ‘Katherine’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum purpuratum ‘Katherine’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: Speices

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.2 cm Vertical: 8.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.0 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.9 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: One flower on one 18.0-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal exceptionally flat, apically pinched, white, veined dark purple with proximally alternating green veins; synsepal white, blushed green, veined dark purple; petals white blushed yellow-green near base, blushed purple centrally, proximally darker purple, veined darker purple, finely warted black on proximal half, margins hirsute; pouch cream overlaid maroon proximally, light maroon distally, veined darker purple; staminode chartreuse, blushed purple, centrally tessellated green, proximal margin maroon; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: David Brown
Paphiopedilum henryanum ‘Arnie’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
© Arnold Gum 2019
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum henryanum ‘Arnie’ HCC/AOS 78 pts.
Parentage: Speices

Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.7 cm Vertical: 8.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.6 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 6.0 cm

Description: One large flower on one inflorescence; sepals and petals chartreuse, irregularly spotted maroon, sepal spots coalescing centrally, petals blushed and spotted red proximally, blushed brown distally, margin ciliated; pouch slightly elongated, smooth pink, inner rim chartreuse blushed pink; staminode chartreuse, spotted red basally, overlaid pink centrally, umbo gold-yellow; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Cahuzacara Dogashima Paradise ‘Strawberry’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Cahuzacara Dogashima Paradise ‘Strawberry’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Rlc. Gordon Siu x Bsn. Maikai)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.8 cm Vertical: 14.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.1 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Petal Width: 3.5 cm Length: 7.6 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 7.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.6 cm

Description: Nineteen well arranged flowers on two sturdy, erect 7.0-cm inflorescences, flowers standing above the foliage; sepals and petals light lavender blushed darker lavender distally, margins dark lavender picotee; lip white spotted dark lavender centrally becoming solid lavender along margins, throat bright yellow medially; column white; substance firm; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: Deborah Halliday