Category Archives: Plant table

Grower: Richard Amos

A magnificant display of 19 flowers and 9 buds on 8 inforescences. This hybrid of Pot. Ceaser’s Head by Lc. Mary Ellen Carter was registered in 1992. Bill and Susan Fender received the award for this clone in 1994. The flower is striking, the color varies a bit by temperature. Greg Allikas, photgrapher, recently chose this hybrid to be the cover picture of his book, The World’s Most Beautiful Orchids.

Grower: Richard Amos

Three flowers with deep dark purple petals and an even richer red purple lip attracted the judges to this plant. The flowers were large, about 18 cm. in natural spread. The parents are Blc.Oconee ‘Mendenhall‘ and Blc. Plum Pretty ‘Black Magic.’ The hybrid was registered in 2002.

Grower: Bill and Susan Fender

Although Bill claims this plant is an automatic blooming machine, he deserves credit for the 21 flowers produced on 11 inflorescences. C. percivaliana, known as the Christmas Orchid, is one parent; the other is Lc. Drumbeat.

Grower: Richard Amos

Many, many flowers enhanced the unique leatherly leaves of this small growing species. It is from Australia, where it grows in lowlands in a variety of habitats. In culture it requires protection from cold, and it thrives with high humidy, strong light and good air movement.

Grower: Carol Wood

Three light yellow flowers on one inflorescence. Carol indicated that she had recently purchased this plant from Fender’s Orchids. This yellow form is a mutation that occurred during the mericloning of `Serendipity`. Bill Fender says “The mericlones have all been yellow and vigorous. Even breeding with this mutation has been stable.” It received its AOS award in 2002.

Grower: Sherman Shonk

The bright red-orange flowers caught the judges attention. The name does not appear to be registered. The foliage of the plant and flower characteristics would indicate that Ascocentrum curvifolium is likely to be a parent or grandparent.

Grower: Bill Timm

This is the most common terrestial orchid native to Florida. Bill described his ‘collection’ of the plant: “I placed a pot with native soil besides a plant found growing in my yard. After 3 years, I found plants growing in the pot. This plant has been growing in my shadehouse for about 8 years.”

Grower: Bob and Barb Wagner

A showy example of this species with 15 inflorescences. This is a lowland forest plant widespread in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Each inflorescence carries about 50 closely spaced flowers.

Grower: Bill Timm

This plant native to Boreno and the Phillipines was selected by the Speaker because of its connection to Boreno “One of the loviest places in the world.” Several inflorescences, carrying 5-9 flowers, peeked out from amongst the folliage.

Grower: Jane Camarota

The green petals and sepals and the contrasting spotted white lip caught the attention of members. This is a hybrid of B. nodosa x C. bicolor registered in 1950. The most recent award was in 1997.

Grower: Chris Simco

Five royal purple flowers on two inflorescences attracted the judges. This is a hybrid of Blc. Norman’s Bay by Lc. Prophesy registered in 1989 by Stewart Orchids. The grex has never won an AOS award.

Growers: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This plant was a show table winner on its last flowering in November 2005. In this flowering its floriferousness had doubled to flour inflorescences holding 32 blue-lavendar flowers. This hybrid of C. bowringiana and L. anceps was first made in 1899. The current clone is the result of breeding using the blue toned forms of the species.

Grower: Jane Camarota

Over 200 flowers and buds on 24 inflorescences covered this small growing Dendrobium. The plant was also Member’s choice in November 2005. Jane said she had purchased the plant at Home Depot and has grown it for several years. The name is not registered. It is a good example of the compact type of dendrobium phalaenopsis available for the home grower.

Grower: Bill Timm

This species had 17 flowers on one inflorescence. The flowers shown were male; the female flower form is of the ‘green helmet’ type. The species has been used infrequently in hybridization and often produces contorted flower shapes, but it also can help produce offspring with very dark colored flowers.