Show Table July 2008
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of 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 July. There was a panel presentation and no Speaker’s Choice Award. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place : Caulocattleya Chantilly Lace ‘Twinkle’ HCC/AOS
Grower: Sue Quagliano. The unusal markings of this clone attracted the judges attention. The hybrid of C. El Dorado Splash and Cau. bicornutum was registered in 1996 and the HCC award was granted in 2002. The plant shown had niine flowers on one inflorescence. |
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Second Place : Rsc. Cumbre en Boringuen
Grower: Richard Amos. This hybrid of Rsc. Oconee by Rsc. Plum Pretty produced well-shaped very dark flowers. |
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Third Place : Cattleya violacea
Grower: Bob Hague. The brillant color of C. violacea drew the judges attention. This species ia wide spread in South America, growing at lower elevations, and almost always along streams. |
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Species of the Month and Members’ Choice: Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrina
Grower: Richard Amos. A large plant with seven inflorescences dominated the show table. This species is from the Philippines and surronding area growing at low elevations. |
Judges were Jane Carmarota, Frank Camarota, and Shirley Hoffman.
31 plants from 13 exhibitors were shown.