how Table February 2010
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month. 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 February. Judging was done by members of the society as a group as part of the evening program. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place, : Miltassia Charlie Loo
Grower: Bill Timm A young plant with only a couple of blossoms was selected as first place by a member for the shape and color of the flower. Miltassia Charlie Loo is a cross of Miltassia Charles M. Fitch by Brassia Edvah Loo registered in 1997. |
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Second Place and Members’ Choice: Paphiopedilum Eureka
Grower: Ross Moore Several members selected this Paphiopedilum for its ribbon because of its dark color and upright stem. The hybrid was registered in 1924 and the plant exhibited is likely a remake using dark colored forms of the parents. |
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Third Place: Cattleya percivaliana
Grower: Bob wallace While Bob purchased the plant as named, there was some question as to whether it was the species or a hybrid from the species. Either way, it provided a great display of color. |
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Speakers Choice: Liparis condylobulbon
Grower: Bill Timm Selected because it is a species not frequently seen on our show table. Close up the small flowers are green, white and yellow and intricately shaped. The species grows in SouthastAsia. |
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Best Species: Rhychnostylis gigantea
Grower: Carol Liddy Purchased by Carol labeled as a peach form of the species, it turned out to be a deep wine color. This species is sold in a small plant sizes and requires several years to grow into a large plant with several long, foxtail inflorescences. |
11 plants from 5 exhibitors were shown.
Photographs by Richard Amos.