Show Table May 2009
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 members. 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 May. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place and Members’ Choice: Doritaenopsis Little Gem Stripes
Grower: Bob Wallace A complex phalaenopsis developed for its smaller, intensely colored flowers on shorter inflorescences to make useful in home decor. The compact mass of flowers attracted the members’ attention. |
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Second Place: Cymbidium Little Black Sambo
Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg A delightful, small-flowered Cymbidium that grows well in our climate. The plant carried four gracefully arching inflorescences. It is a primary cross of Cym. canaliculatum and Cym. madidum. |
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Third Place: Procycleya Little Nuggets ‘Mendenhall’ HCC/AOS
Grower: Richard Amos A well grown plant with ten inflorescences. Its blooming season and habit matches the characteristics of the E. tampensis parent. One of the grandparents, Psh. mariae, is nearly impossible to grow in our area, but this grandchild is a good grower here. |
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Best Species, Members’ Choice: Rhyncholaelia digbyana
Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg This species grows from southern Mexico through Central America. The species was first described by Lindley in 1846 and moved to the genus Rhyncholaelia in 1918. Names do not change easily – many people still refer to this plant using its original genus name, Brassavola. |
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Speaker’s Choice: Darwinara Walnut Valley Grower: Bob Wallace A small growing hybrid of Darwinara Charm x Vandafinetia Virgil which had deep purple blue flowers. It is a good plant for our area, tolerating the hot summers and cool winters. |
Judges were Marian King, Mary Anne Digrazia, Judy Russell, Bryan Heard.
18 plants from 8 exhibitors were shown.