Show Table August 2007
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. In August 2007 the ribbon system was changed to a speaker’s choice ribbon and members’ choice ribbons. VAOS members vote on the plant(s) for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for August. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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Speaker’s Choice: Bulbophyllum Agathe
Grower: Richard Amos This hybrid of Bulbophyllum lobbii by B. phalaenopsis was registered in 2003. Richard had shown this plant before and it was then hard to see the influence of the B. phalaenopsis parent in the young seedling. At this blooming the plant had larger growths and multi-flowered inflorescences, characteristics of the B. phalaenopsis parent. |
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Members’ Choice: Clowesetum Black Jade
Grower: Bill Timm A magnificancely grown plant of this hybird with one infloresence in full bloom, another inflorescence about to bloom and two immature inflorescences. It is a cross of Clowesia russelliana by Catasetum expansum. The plant was taken to judging in Miami four days after our meeting where it was awarded an AM/AOS with a score of 87 points. Congratulations Bill! |
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Members’ Choice: Bulbophyllum frostii
Grower: Bill Timm Four flowers graced this small growing Bulbophyllum. The shape of the orchid, like a small boot (it was once named Cirropetalum bootanoides), made it a favorite with members. |
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Members’ Choice: Howerara Lava Burst ‘puanani’ AM/AOS
Grower: Carol Wood Eleven inflorsences, with an over 100 flowers and a similar number of buds, made this a favorite of members. The hybrid is a combination Rodriguezia lanceolata, Leochilus oncidioides, and Oncidium sarcodes. The plant exhibited showed a red-orange color. The award description describes the color as blood red. The color of the exhibited plant was influenced by the warm Florida temperatures. |
9 plants from 5 exhibitors were shown.