April 2008 Plant Table

Show Table April 2008

Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of 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. 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.

First Place and Members’ Choice: Cattleya skinneri ‘Casa Luna’ AM/AOS

Grower: Richard Amos.

A well grown plant with vibrant flowers in perfect condition. The plant received its AM award in 1993; at that time the judges noted the intense color and the superior substance and texture of the clone. Last year, another clone of the plant received a CCM/AOS with over 500 flowers.

Second Place: Paphiopedilum Bel Royal

Grower: Orchids Etc.

One stately inflorescence of six flowers impressed the judges. This hybrid of Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. kolopakingii was registered in 1996. The exhibited plant had good form and outstanding pouch color.

Third Place: Cattleya intermedia collection

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Different forms of C. intermedia were exhibited as a group. Most of the plants were growing on cedar slabs.

Species of the Month: Dendrobium spectabile

Grower: Joe Crook

A well grown plant with nine inflorescences. This plant has the common name of ‘The Grand Dendrobium.’ One author, Pridgeon, has described the flowers as ‘grotesquely beautiful.’

Speakers Choice: Beallara Marfitch ‘Howard’s Dream’ AM/AOS

Grower: Jackie Weber.

This plant had received the best Oncidium award at the Englewood Orchid Show two weeks ago. We seldom see well grown plants of this hybrid in our area, one of the reasons for the speakers selection. The clone has twice received AM/AOS awards, scoring 87 points in one judging and 89 points at another.

Judges were John Masters, Betty Ann Brumley, and Joni Harasymiw.

35 plants from 24 exhibitors were shown.

March 2008 Plant Table

Show Table March 2008

Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of 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. The following section describes each of these awards for March. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.

First Place: Cattleya violacea ‘Muse’ FCC/AOS

Grower: Orchids Etc.

This species is native to tropical South America and was first discovered by early explorers traveling the rivers. The clone ‘Muse’ received its FCC in 1983. The plant shown had large 16 ” psuedobulbs and 6 flowers flowers up to 6″ in natural spread. The flower substance is so strong as to remind one of a rigid plastic.

Second Place: Cattelya amethystaglossa

Grower: Orchids Etc.

Two tall, full inflorescences, of slightly different in color due to the length of time in bloom carried full extended heads of flowers. The two growths carrying the flowers were twice the size of the previous growths.

Third Place: Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin

Grower: Mickey Carnell – Blue Pagoda Orchids

Several inflorscences of 4 flowers made for a stately plant. The plant had been brought in by the speaker as part of the program, but caught the judges eye for the ribbon. Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin, with 200 AOS awards between 1961 to 2007,is the most highly awarded Pahiopedilum.

Speaker’s Choice: Paphiopediulum insigne

Grower:

This species was presented as three plants in a long window box container. This is one of the primary species used in Paphiopedilum breeding. It has been a hybrid in more than 200 crosses, the first of which was registered in 1871 and the most recent in 2007. It is part of the lineage of over 15,000 Paph. hybrids.

Members’ Choice: Dtps. Chain Xen Pearl

Grower: Bob and Barbara Wagner

One of the third generation offspring of harlequin phalaenopsis breeding from Phal. Golden Peoker. These nearly flat, intriguing colored flowers do not resemble any coloring pattern that grows naturally, but represent the hybridizers ability to enhance mutations that may occur in large scale artificial culture.

Judges were Susan Fender, Bill Fender and Katie Caldwell.

28 plants from 11 exhibitors were shown.

February 2008 Plant Table

Show Table February 2008

Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of 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. The following section describes each of these awards for February. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.

First Place: Rsc. Iger’s Sweet Revenge ‘Hawaii’

Grower: Barbara and Bob Wagner.

Three large well held flowers drew the judges attention. This hybrid of C. Horace x Rsc. Irene Searles was registered in 1984.

Second Place: Thw. Izumi Charm ‘Grace’ HCC/AOS

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Two light yellow flowers with a strong contrasting lip color provided an attractive, bright display. The parents, Thw. Love Sound and Sc. Melody Fair, are being used in many current hybrids.

Third Place: Sc. Bright Angel x Blc. Llewellyn

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

The bright red color of the three flowers led the judges to award this unregistered hybrid. The plant was purchased from H & R orchids in 2002.

Species of the Month: Encyclia amanda

Grower: Joe Crook

A nicely branched inflorescence held the flowers high above the plant and earned a ribbon for this plant. While exhibited as E. amanda, this species is now considered synonymous with E. chloroleuca. The species is native to Central America and northern South America.

Members’ Choice: Cattleya walkeriana f. semi-alba ‘Carmela’

Grower: Bob and Barbara Wagner

Always a favorite species, the two white flowers with contrasting lips impressed the members. The speices has earned 56 AOS awards; four awards going to the semi-alba form. The species is native to southeastern and west-central Brazil.

Speaker’s Choice: Thw. Cherry Suisse ‘Interlaken’ AM/AOS

Grower: Bob and Barbara Wagner

The waxy red flowers were cited by the Speaker in annoucing her choice for this award. The clone was presented as listed above. Although no record of this award exits, it maybe this is the clone ‘Jean Gilliland’, a clone exhibited by Ed Gilliland, who also often uses the varietial name ‘Interlaken’.

Judges were Richard Amos, Arnie Rapoport and Jean Terrana.

21 plants from 9 exhibitors were shown.