Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, September 11, 2021

Cattleya Izzy Mahler ‘Arnie’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Cattleya Izzy Mahler ‘Arnie’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (C. Issy x C. Mrs. Mahler)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 10.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.0 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Petal Width: 2.8 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.9 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.2 cm Length: 3.7 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 33.5 cm

Description: Nine flowers on one upright, 33.5-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals light green, overlaid red-brown on distal seven-eighths, irregularly spotted red-brown, lip white, side lobes almost encircling the column, suffused purple distally, midlobe spade shaped, purple, margins ruffled and crisped; column cream, lightly brushed purple, column wings purple, anther cap white; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Arnold Gum
Phragmipedium Young Lindley ‘Huntington's Cardinal’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
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Plant Name: Phragmipedium Young Lindley ‘Huntington's Cardinal’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: (Phrag. Eric Young x Phrag. Lindleyanum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.0 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 7.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 90.0 cm

Description: Nine flowers and eight buds on two branched inflorescences, 90 cm and 82 cm tall, presented on an exceptionally clean and vigorous two growth plant, 92.1 cm wide by 54.6 cm tall, grown in a 25-cm plastic pot; sepals light green, dorsal sepal veins tessellated salmon-red, lightly ruffled margins, synsepal lightly veined salmon-red; petals light green, overlaid dark salmon-red along proximal margins becoming lighter as color overlays entire surface distally, margins undulate centrally; pouch pale green overlaid brick red, inner rim and interior yellow, finely spotted red; staminode pale yellow, hirsute yellow centrally, margin hirsute deep red along superior margins becoming yellow along inferior margins; substance medium; texture satiny; also received an CCM/AOS of 88 pts, award number 20215856; judges commended the plant for very well grown plant with clean, unmarked foliage.
Exhibitor: The Huntington Botanical Gardens
Phalaenopsis Chingruey's Tiger ‘Montclair’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
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Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Chingruey's Tiger ‘Montclair’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Parentage: (Phal. Golden Sun x Phal. Ching Her Buddha)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 7.2 cm Vertical: 5.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.9 cm Length: 3.2 cm
Petal Width: 2.3 cm Length: 3.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 2.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 13.5 cm

Description: Ten flowers on two 13.5-cm, upright staked inflorescences; sepals and petals butter yellow, spotted red, intensely coalesced proximally slightly less so distally; lip red, side lobes yellow, blushed red proximally to appear orange, white spot medially, red distally, isthmus and crest yellow blushed red to appear orange, midlobe distally overlaid violet; column white heavily brushed violet on proximal half; substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Norman's Orchids
Paphiopedilum Wössner Black Wings ‘Proton’ AM/AOS 88 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Wössner Black Wings ‘Proton’ AM/AOS 88 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. anitum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.5 cm Vertical: 26.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 5.6 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 21.1 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.1 cm Length: 4.7 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.3 cm Length: 6.2 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 60.5 cm

Description: Four flowers on one sturdy, upright 60.5-cm inflorescence; flower base color gold-yellow, sepals deltoid, slightly pinched distally, broadly veined brown-burgundy, spotted brown-burgundy proximally, coalesced into large spot centrally, petals arched, proximally spotted deep brown-burgundy along veins, veins deep brown-burgundy centrally becoming coalesced distally, proximal margins undulate, distally gently twisted, pouch veined and brushed brown-burgundy, darker distally; staminode margins finely hirsute dark brown-burgundy; substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Bryce Augustine
Aliceara Sophia Liebman ‘Rustic #1’ AM/AOS 88 pts.
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Plant Name: Aliceara Sophia Liebman ‘Rustic #1’ AM/AOS 88 pts.
Parentage: (Alcra. Marfitch x Onc. Burning Bed)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.2 cm Vertical: 9.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.4 cm Length: 5.2 cm
Petal Width: 1.8 cm Length: 4.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 61.0 cm

Description: Nineteen flowers and seven buds on three 61.0-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals oblanceolate, slightly reflexed distally, deep purple, lighter medially, randomly blotched white almost entirely overlaid with purple blotches, creating a white halo, petals white basally; lip spade shaped, red-purple, darker on the midlobe, basally white, overlaid with several red-purple blotches, large white, butterfly shaped blotch centrally enclosing smaller dark red-purple blotches, midlobe containing white blotch centrally with a couple of smaller red-purple blotches, crest light yellow overlaid with small, burnt orange blotches, margin undulate and crisped; column white, finely spotted red purple basally, barred and spotted red distally. Ventral surface overlaid purple-brown distally; substance very firm; texture glossy, lip matte.
Exhibitor: Dr. Howard Liebman
Cynorkis calanthoides ‘Arabella Huntington’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Plant Name: Cynorkis calanthoides ‘Arabella Huntington’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.0 cm Vertical: 3.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.8 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 0.4 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 40.0 cm

Description: Eighty flowers and fifty-eight buds on seven gracefully arranged pendulous 27.0-cm to 40.0-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals lavender, dorsal sepal and petals forming a hood over the column, lateral sepals, arched tapering to sharply pointed tips near apex of superior margin, held horizontally, petal margins dark lavender; lip appears four lobbed, slightly darker lavender, marked dark lavender proximally, centrally marked white, distal lobe edges dentate, spur 2.9 cm, proximal half pale lavender, dark lavender distal half; column pale lavender, wings bearing violet midvein; substance medium; texture crystalline.
Exhibitor: The Huntington Botanical Gardens
Cynorkis calanthoides ‘Arabella Huntington’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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Phragmipedium Young Lindley ‘Huntington's Cardinal’ CCM/AOS 88 pts.
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Plant Name: Phragmipedium Young Lindley ‘Huntington's Cardinal’ CCM/AOS 88 pts.
Parentage: (Phrag. Eric Young x Phrag. Lindleyanum)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 12.0 cm Vertical: 9.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.0 cm Length: 7.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 4.2 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 90.0 cm

Description: Nine flowers and eight buds on two branched inflorescences, 90 cm and 82 cm tall, presented on an exceptionally clean and vigorous two growth plant, 92.1 cm wide by 54.6 cm tall, grown in a 25-cm plastic pot; sepals light green, dorsal sepal veins tessellated salmon-red, lightly ruffled margins, synsepal lightly veined salmon-red; petals light green, overlaid dark salmon-red along proximal margins becoming lighter as color overlays entire surface distally, margins undulate centrally; pouch pale green overlaid brick red, inner rim and interior yellow, finely spotted red; staminode pale yellow, hirsute yellow centrally, margin hirsute deep red along superior margins becoming yellow along inferior margins; substance medium; texture satiny; also received an AM/AOS of 82 pts, award number 20215851; judges commended the plant for very well grown plant with clean, unmarked foliage.
Exhibitor: The Huntington Botanical Gardens