Provisional Awards

Long Beach, CA, December 16, 2019

Fredclarkeara L'amour de vie de Sue ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Fredclarkeara L'amour de vie de Sue ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Mo. Painted Desert x Ctsm. Louise Clarke)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.0 cm Vertical: 4.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.6 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm

Description: Fifty flowers on two pendulous inflorescneces; sepals and petals white, blushed light burgundy, densely spotted burgundy, sepal reverse finely spotted burgundy, petal reverse densely spotted burgundy; lip saccate, white, blushed faint burgundy, spotted burgundy peripherally, denser distally, centrally coalesced black-burgundy, reverse densely spotted burgundy; column white, ventral surface spotted black-burgundy blushed black-burgundy, white around stigmatic surface, dorsal surface heavily spotted burgundy; Substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Fredclarkeara L'amour de vie de Sue ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.Inflor
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Cycnoches Brown's Choice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
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Plant Name: Cycnoches Brown's Choice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Cyc. Swan Cascade x Cyc. Richard Brandon)

Male Flower
Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.4 cm Vertical: 6.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.7 cm Length: 3.8 cm
Petal Width: 2.1 cm Length: 4.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.1 cm Length: 7.3 cm

Description: Fifteen male flowers on one pendulous 37.0-cm inflorescence originating near the top of the pseudobulb and three female flowers on one arching 9.0-cm inflorescence originating apically from the same pseudobulb; male sepals chartreuse, dorsal sepal overlaid brown, centrally revealing base color, random dark brown spots distally, ventral sepals overlaid light brown becoming darker on superior half sparsely spotted dark brown distally; petals chartreuse, margins broadly overlaid brown, spotted darker brown; lip distal half cylindrical, green becoming white becoming light maroon centrally distal half triangular, thick and lobed white becoming light green distally, sparsely spotted brown; column arched, cylindrical, swollen on terminal quarter, proximal third deep maroon, becoming light green then white, spotted maroon, anther cap white heavily spotted maroon; substance medium; texture matte; female flower natural measurements 9,5 cm x 8.7 cm; sepals chartreuse, dorsal sepal, 9.5 cm x 8.7 cm, overlaid brown, centrally lightly, lateral sepals 2.1 cm x 3.9 cm, lightly overlaid brown on inferior half, heavier on superior half; petals 2.6 cm x 4.8 cm, chartreuse, proximal margins and distal half overlaid brown, centrally spotted brown; lip 2.0 cm x 5.5 cm, shield shaped distally on a green stalk spotted maroon, cream overlaid light maroon becoming green, distal margin overlaid brown spotted brown apically; column dark maroon, dark green apically, spotted dark maroon; substance firm; texture glossy; good quality in both male and female flowers.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke
Female Flower
Natural Spread Horizontal: 9.5 cm Vertical: 8.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.1 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.6 cm Length: 4.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.1 cm Length: 3.9 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 5.5 cm


Cycnoches Brown's Choice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts. Female

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Cycnoches Brown's Choice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts. Male & Female

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Cycnoches Brown's Choice ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts. Inflor

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Fredclarkeara Gemstones ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.

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Plant Name: Fredclarkeara Gemstones ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.
Parentage: (Mo. Painted Desert x Ctsm. Orchidglade)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.2 cm Vertical: 3.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Petal Width: 1.8 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 3.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.0 cm Length: 2.6 cm

Description: Twenty-two flowers and two buds on one 21.0-cm pendulous inflorescence; sepals white, blushed maroon, veins dark maroon spotted dark maroon; petals white, blushed light maroon veins heavily tessellated maroon coalescing proximally almost black; lip white, overlaid dark black-maroon, margin serrated, white distally; column white, heavily tessellated dark maroon; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Fred Clarke

Fredclarkeara Gemstones ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ HCC/AOS 79 pts.Inflor

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