Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, October 5, 2021

Gomesa colorata ‘Precious Treasure’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Gomesa colorata ‘Precious Treasure’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 1.9 cm Vertical: 1.9 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 0.9 cm
Petal Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 0.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 0.8 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 6.5 cm

Description: Ninety-two flowers of excellent form and twenty-six buds on twenty 5.0-cm to 6.5-cm inflorescences; Sepals orbicular-spatulate, yellow blotched red proximally, lateral sepal blotch much larger; petals spade shaped, chartreuse proximally, dark yellow centrally, dark red distally; lip yellow, callus and side-lobes dark red; column red, anther cap and stigmatic surface yellow; substance medium; texture glossy, petal texture velvety.
Exhibitor: Jack Li
Gomesa colorata ‘Precious Treasure’ AM/AOS 83 pts. plants
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Cattleya pygmaea ‘Jack’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
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Plant Name: Cattleya pygmaea ‘Jack’ AM/AOS 85 pts.
Parentage: species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.1 cm Vertical: 3.1 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.7 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Petal Width: 1.5 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.6 cm Length: 1.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.2 cm Length: 15 cm
Inflorescence: Length: 3.8 cm

Description: Three exceptionally well-presented, flat flowers on two 3.8-cm inflorescences; sepals and petals orange-yellow along midvein becoming red-orange along margins, veined darker red-orange, sepals elliptic, petals rhombic; lip red-orange, throat deep yellow veined red, side lobes slightly overlapped above column obscuring it, midlobe narrow, mucronulate; substance moderate; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Jack Li