Show Table March 2004
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of three VAOS member judges. These awards are: one for Best Species, and a First, Second and Third place award to any plant. A Speakers Choice award is given by the program speaker and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. In March there was a tie for the members choice award.The following section describes each of these awards for March. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place: Lc. Prism Palette ‘The Clown’ HCC/AOS
Growers: Bill and Betsy Scevola The cross of Lc Colorama x C. Horace was registered as Lc Prism Palette in 1973. The clone ‘The Clown’ was awarded its HCC/AOS in Hawaii in 1981. |
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Second Place and Members Choice: Blc Orange Nuggett ’24 Carat OS’
Grower: Jeanne Allen A well grown plant with approximately 20 flowers. This is a hybrid of Blc Manu Akaka x Bc Daffodil. The cross has received two AOS awards, and those both were to the clone ‘Kadooka’ in 1981. Its compact plant habbit, floriferousness and color have made this variety a desired parent. Eighty-eight crosses have been registered with this variety as a parent. It is a parent to well known offspring such as Blc Momlani Rainbow and Iwan. Appleblossum. |
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Third Place: Onc species
Grower: Monroe Kokin This plant was exhibited under the name Onc. lindenii,which is not considered a valid species name today. The plant growth habit resembles Onc. sphacelatum and the flower shape is consistent with the sphacelatum group of Oncidiums. This group is confusing – at one time Onc. liebmannii was known as Onc. lindenii but now even Onc. liebmannii is know as Onc. suave. Various information sources provided different names for the plants listed here, the best choice we can make is not to try to name this species. This was a vigorous plant with many inflorescenses up to two meters in length. |
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Species Award and Speakers Choice: Bulb. grandiflorum
Growers: Bill and Connie Timm This plant has been know as Bulb burfordiense but is now named as shown. It is native to Papua New Guinea. The exhibited plant had nine blooms and one bud – a flower and a bud more than a recent CCM award to a plant of this species. |
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Members Coice: Lc. Mildred Rives ‘Orchidglade’ AM/AOS
Grower: Marilyn Dorrer This clone received its AM/AOS award in 1984 in Long Beach California. It had previously received an HCC/AOS in Medellin, Columbia.The plant is a strong grower; two growers have received cultural awards with this clone – one with 19 flowers another with 24. |
Judges:Charlie Rose, Randy Bruckner, Jay Koths
59 plants from 24 exhibitors were shown.