Show Table November 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 November. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place, Speaker’s Choice and Members Choice: Dendrobium Unknown
Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg While this plant was entered as ‘unknown’ Ted checked his records and found it is the grandchild of four registered parents: Imi (1985) x Naniloa (1991) crossed to Kristen Ann (1973) x Nicole Camelot (1994). It was produced by Hawaiian growers for the cut flower market. The large, deeply colored flowers drew everyone’s attention. |
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Second Place: Rhyncholealiacattleya Norman’s Prophesy ‘Montclair’
Grower: John and Dorothy Funderburg Rlc. (Blc.) Norman;s Prophesy is a cross of Rlc. Norman’s Bay x C. Prophesy registered Stewart Orchids in 1989. Another plant of this intensely colored clone was awarded at our show table in October 2006 when it was exhibited by Chris Simco. |
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Third Place: Brassidium Kenneth Biven ‘Santa Barbara’ AM/AOS
Grower: Anne Sibille A nice, upright stem held the intriguing flowers in nearly perfect position to earn this ribbon. The quality of this plant has led to its use as a parent is seven registered crosses. Five of those crosses have earned 16 AOS quality awards – a very productive record. |
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Species of the month: Brassavola nodosa
Grower: Tony Nacinovich Deciphering the tag – this appears to be a seedling of the cross of two forms (Mas Mejor x Remar) of B. nodosa. The result is floriferous plant with well-formed flowers which won the judges attention with its great presentation. |
Judges were Ken Carless, Lorraine Forshner, Judy Russell and Carl Ivanik
23 plants from 11 exhibitors were shown.