Provisional Awards

Alternate Site during Covid-19: Ventura, CA, August 21, 2021

Oncidum San Francisco Gold Mine ‘Rustic Canyon’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2021
Plant Name: Oncidum San Francisco Goldmine ‘Rustic Canyon’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: (Onc. Tiger Hambühren 'Goldilocks' x Onc. Jubilee Volunteer 'Royal Flush')

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.7 cm Vertical: 8.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.9 cm Length: 4.1 cm
Petal Width: 3.0 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.0 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 81.0 cm

Description: Seven Flowers on one 81.0-cm inflorescence and one emerging flower and twenty-seven buds on two immature inflorescences; sepals and petals medium yellow spotted and blotched rich red-brown, evenly light red-brown apically; lip gold-yellow, small red-brown maculations on proximal third surrounding the callus, midlobe overlaid with larger elongated red-brown blotches centrally progressing to margins distally, callus gold-yellow, finely maculated red-brown along center ridge; column gold-yellow heavily maculated red-brown; substance very firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Howard Liebman
Galeandra greenwoodiana ‘Gayle’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2021
Plant Name: Galeandra greenwoodiana ‘Gayle’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.8 cm Vertical: 4.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Petal Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.3 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.1 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 23.7 cm

Description: Twenty-six flowers and elven buds on three 23.7-cm arching inflorescences; sepals narrowly ovate; petals narrow, gold; lip tubular, distal third flared, bifurcated. proximal two-thirds gold, distal third cream, inferior half overlaid and veined dusky rose medially radiating out to margin, nectary 2.7 cm (included in the length measurement); column green-yellow, anther cap deep purple; substance medium; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Gayle Brodie