Show Table April 2007
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 Speaker’s Choice award and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. In April there was a tie for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for April. 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: Iwan. AppleblossomGrower: Arnie and Patti Rapoport
A very well grown plant of Iwanagaara Appleblossom with 29 infloresecences, approximately 145 flowers and over 100 buds. The plant was grown naturally, without staking, and the blooms surrounded the plant. This cross of Caulaelia Snowflake by Blc Orange Nugget has produced seedlings ranging in color from ‘appleblossom pink’ to bright yellow. |
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Second Place: Onc. Jiuhbao Gold ‘Tainan’ AM/AOS
Grower: Elinor Burton A single, staked, branched, upright inflorescence showed the 25 large vibrant yellow flowers to perfection. This clone, which is the only awarded one of the cross (Onc. Shonan x Onc. Kaizumic Delight), received the AM/AOS in 2003. Its heritage extends for five generations and includes the species Onc. sphacelatum, marshallianum, maculatum and varicosum. |
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Third Place : Dtps. Achy Breaky Heart
Grower: Roberta Williams This Doritaenopsis hybrid of Dtps. Queen of Hearts by Phal. Bright Lights was registered by Carter ands Holmes in 1992 and has been remade several times as a key element in their production of red-lip Phalaenopsis type plants. This plant had 11 blossoms well arranged on one inflorescence. The white flowers were enhanced by the densely colored rose-red lips. |
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Species of the Month and Members’ Choice: Paphiopedilum lowii
Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg A well grown plant with three inflorescences, each with four flowers and one bud. This plant is a seedling from the cross that earned an Award of Quality from the American Orchid Society for Krull-Smith in 2004 and was a donation from Krull- Smith to the VAOS auction in 2005. |
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Speaker’s Choice: C. Tripp Johnston x Bactia ‘Grape Wax’
Grower: Joe Crook This unregistered cross was made by George Dalbert as part of his effort to produce spotted Cattleya flowers. The flowers open small with only a few spots. As the flower grows, the spots and color intensify. The photo shows both new flower on top and a mature flower below it. The plant had six flowers on one inflorescence. Other majority of offspring from this cross do not show spotting. |
Judges were Susan Fender,Joe Crook and Yvonne Renzi.
Twenty-seven plants from13 exhibitors were shown.