Show Table March 2005
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of three VAOS member judges. These awards are: one for Best Species, and a First, Second and Third place award to any plant, a Speaker’s Choice award and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for March. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections; in cases of known possible identity problems a “?” will appear after the name. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place: Hawkinsara Koolau Sunset “Hawaii” AM/AOS
Grower: Jane Carmarota The intense color of the four flowers on two infloresences caught the eyes of the judges. This clone received its AM award at the Port St. Lucie show in January, 1995. The award description describes the color as a rich burgundy wine. This is a cross of Slc. Mae Hawkins by Ctna. Keith Roth made in 1984. |
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Second Place: Lc. Fire Dance ‘Patricia’
Grower: Richard Amos This cross of C. aurantiaca by Lc. Fire Island was registered in 1984 by Beall. The clone ‘Patricia’ has won cultural awards for two growers: a CCM/AOS with 91 flowers on 19 inflorescences grown by Ken Neifert in Hawaii and a CCM/AOS with 81 flowers and 83 buds grown by Don Howe in Texas. |
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Third Place: Lc. Gold Digger ‘Orglades Mandarin’?
Grower: Chris Simco This cross of Lc. Red Gold x C. Warpaint was registered in 1974. It is a strong grower and has produced CCM/AOS awards for various owners of its clones. The name is questioned in that the clone ‘Orglades Mandarin’ has red markings in the center of the lip while this appears to be a concolored flower. |
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Species of the Month: Bulbophyllum monnieri sp. nov. Garay ?
Grower: Richard Amos A review of several sources did not find this as a valid name. It is likely that Garay identified this and is in the process of publishing its description. |
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Speakers Choice: Den. amethystoglossum
Grower: Bill Timm A well grown, floriferous example of this species. It comes from Luzon in the Philippines and requires a drier and cooler period during the winter. The photograph canno tadequately show the beautiful amethyst lip of the flowers. |
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Members Choice: C.x guatemalensis
Grower: Bill and Betsy Scevola A natural hybrid of C. aurantiaca x C. skinneri this has also been remade many times by orchid breeders. It produces vigorous plants that bloom prolifically in the spring. |
Judges: Bill Timm, Mitchell Stoots, Gloria Adams.
36 plants from 19 exhibitors were shown.