November 2003 Plant Table

Grower: Richard Amos

This is a cross of Angcm. magdalenae x Angcm. sesquipedale registered in 1984 by Lemforder. Wildcatt indicates that Lemforder registered 51 hybrids, fifty of them Phalenopsis crosses and and this one Angraecum cross. The exhibited plant had two large star shaped flowers in perfect condition. The flowers produced a strong, spicey-sweet scent.

Grower: Ed and Elaine Fox

Four flowers on two stems and 8 buds on other stems gave a hint of the floriferousness of this plant. The parents, Lc. Amber Glow (yellow with red lip) and C. Horace (light lavender-pink) are two well known Cattleyas. While they were registered in 1951 and 1938, the Lc. Lauren Oka cross wasn’t registered until 1991. No AOS awards have been given to this cross.

Grower: Richard Amos

One flower on this plant impressed the judges -the white sepals and petals contrasted with the blue-purple striations of the lip.

This represents a relatively new line of breeding, with almost all hybrids registered in the last ten years. The cross Cnths. falbelliformis x Cnths amazonica = Cnths Amazing was registered in 1997; the current backcross had was registered in June 2003 by Tsiku Taiwan Orchids.

Grower: Richard Amos

A delightful Cycnoches with three inflorescences, each with approximately thirty flowers. The lip is the white spidery shaped form in the flower, the column is extended downward with an upcurving hook shape. All the flower parts are spotted mahogany brown.

This speices was first described by Rolfe in Lindenia in 1891. It is native to both Ecuador and Peru.

Grower: Jane Camarota

This striking and attention getting flower, often called a splashed petal form, was the overwhelming choice of members.

The hybrid, first registered in 1992, is a cross of Lc. Irene Finney x C. Cherry Chip. C. Cherry Chip is a C. intermedia hybrid; the splash petal form of the flowers is from the use of C. intermedia v. acquinii in the breeding.