2019 6.2.11.2 The Butterworth Prize

The Butterworth Prize is given to the grower of the orchid plant, either species or hybrid, which is regarded as the most outstanding example of orchid culture to have been awarded a Certificate of Cultural Excellence or Certificate of Cultural Merit during the preceding calendar year. This, the first of the AOS' permanently endowed awards, was provided in l966 through the gift to the AOS from Mrs. Rachel Butterworth Dietz in memory of her parents, John and Nancy Butterworth, and of George Butterworth, past president of the AOS.

Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Cyan's Nighttime Fiasco’ AM/AOS 88 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2020
 Plant Name: Phalaenopsis tetraspis ‘Cyan's Nighttime Fiasco’ CCM/AOS 85 pts.
Parentage: Species

Specklinia grobyi ‘Windflower’ CCE/AOS 91 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2020
 Plant Name: Specklinia grobyi ‘Windflower’ CCE/AOS 91 pts
Parentage: Species