Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, November 9, 2019

Phragmipedium QF Malia ‘Fireworks’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Phragmipedium QF Malia ‘Fireworks’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Phrag. QF Naukana Kealoha x Phrag. Nicholle Tower)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.5 cm Vertical: 12.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.0 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.3 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.1 cm

Description: Three well presented flowers and four buds on one 65.0-cm, branching inflorescences; sepals and petals yellow, dorsal sepal tessellated orange-red and margins broadly overlaid orange-red, petals overlaid, veined and puberulent orange-red, coalescing distally, lightly hirsute basally, pubescent marginally; pouch yellow overlaid orange-red, rim slightly crisped inner rim and interior spotted orange red; staminode yellow, red pubescence centrally and on proximal margin; substance medium; texture satiny, dorsal sepal crystalline; newer flowers more blushed pink.
Exhibitor: Koopowitz, Harold - Paph Phactory
Phragmipedium QF Malia ‘Fireworks’ AM/AOS 80 pts.Inflor
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Otostele Summit ‘Rustic Canyon’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Otostele Summit ‘Rustic Canyon’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (Rst. bictoniensis x Oot. brevifolium)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.0 cm Vertical: 5.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.90 cm Length: 2.1 cm
Petal Width: 1.2 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 3.0 cm

Description: Fourteen flowers and five buds on one strong, upright branched 95.0-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals gold-yellow overlaid deep chestnut red, margins and random proximal blotches and sparse distal bars gold-yellow, margin tightly undulated; lip dark orange-red, callus gold-yellow, lateral margins fimbriate, dark orange-red, two apical teeth blotched dark orange-red; column cream, basally blotched dark chestnut red, distally overlaid deep chestnut red with two small gold eye-like spots, two large wings flared out from stigma, chestnut red, centrally yellow, proximal margins yellow, anther cap cream, margin chestnut red, midline chestnut red; substance hard; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Howard Liebman
Otostele Summit ‘Rustic Canyon’ AM/AOS 83 pts.Inflor
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Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Norman’s Blue Lip’ CHM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Norman’s Blue Lip’ CHM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.6 cm Vertical: 4.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.3 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 2.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.1 cm

Description: Eight star-shaped, well-balanced flowers on two, up to 25.5-cm, branched, sequentially flowered inflorescences and two mature inflorescences with emerging buds born on a monopodal 3.0-cm tall plant, grown in a 7.5-cm clear plastic pot containing New Zealand Sphagnum moss; the plant, bearing four, up to 15.0-cm long and 7.0-cm wide elliptic-obovate, retuse leaves, petiole wrapping around slightly compressed cylindrical stem; racemes originate below oldest leaf; sepals and petals white, randomly spotted brown centrally; lip white, side lobes yellow centrally, midlobe centrally overlaid coerulea, distally finely hirsute, coerulea apically; column and anther cap white; substance very firm; texture satiny; Country of origin – Indonesia, island near Papua New Guinea; SITF identification required; CHM was awarded for the new color form.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Norman’s Blue Lip’ CHM/AOS 83 pts.Flower
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Paphiopedilum Happy Shamrock ‘Golden Child’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Happy Shamrock ‘Golden Child’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Be Happy x Paph. Pacific Shamrock)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.5 cm Vertical: 12.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.0 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.3 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.1 cm

Description: One flower on one 8.0-cm inflorescence on a compact plant; dorsal sepal yellow-green veined light green, spoted burgundy in a proximal halo; synsepal yellow-green veined yellow-green midvein finely spotted burgundy; petals yellow-green overlaid light brown medially, small burgundy spotting proximally, margin undulated, broadly yellow-green; pouch yellow-green overlaid light pink; staminode yellow-green; spotted burgundy basally, sparsely pberulent burgundy proximally, umbo yellow-orange; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Capriccio
Paphiopedilum Mystically Contrasting ‘Slipper Zone Monster’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Mystically Contrasting ‘Slipper Zone Monster’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. Mystically Wood x Paph. Macabre Contrasts)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.5 cm Vertical: 13.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 6.5 cm Length: 6.6 cm
Petal Width: 3.0 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.4 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.3 cm Length: 6.8 cm

Description: One flower on one 8.0-cm inflorescence on a compact plant; dorsal sepal yellow-green veined light green, spoted burgundy in a proximal halo; synsepal yellow-green veined yellow-green midvein finely spotted burgundy; petals yellow-green overlaid light brown medially, small burgundy spotting proximally, margin undulated, broadly yellow-green; pouch yellow-green overlaid light pink; staminode yellow-green; spotted burgundy basally, sparsely pberulent burgundy proximally, umbo yellow-orange; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Lehua Orchids
Paphiopedilum California Girl ‘Sweetie’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum California Girl ‘Sweetie’ AM/AOS 84 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. My Daughter x Paph. Jenna Marie)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.5 cm Vertical: 10.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 10.2 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Petal Width: 5.7 cm Length: 7.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 9.0 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm

Description: One large, full, slightly cupped flower and one bud on one 11.5-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, deep maroon halo centrally, veined dark maroon proximally, 2.0-cm white halo; synsepal very broad, chartreuse brushed purple-brown;petals chartreuse, superior half overlaid mahogany, inferior half overlaid light mahogany veins tesslleated dark mahogany; pouch chartreuse overlaid deep mahogany distally; margin chartreuse; staminode chartreuse, sparsely overlaid mahogany pubescence, proximally overlaid densely; substance firm; texture waxy, dorsal sepal, glossy.
Exhibitor: Fred Capriccio