Category Archives: Plant table

Grower: Bill Timm

Fifteen intriging flowers on one inflorescence caught the judges attention. This species, from the northern part of South America, was described by Lindley in 1840. The collection location of the type specimen remains unknown. The natural habitat of the species is described as hot, moist, lowland areas with only a brief dry season.

Growers: Bob and Barbara Wagner

This first blooming of a line-bred seedling had three flowers on one inflorescence. Widespread in northern South America, this species is usually found growing on tree trunks near rivers in hot, steamy jungles of the Amazon Basin.

Grower: Roy Klinger

Over 75 flowers on 16 inflorescences covered this small growing form of Dendrobium bigibbum. This species has been bred extensively for the commerical plant market and a variety of color forms exist. This variety of the species is native to north Queensland, Australia.

Grower: Bill Timm

A single inflorescence with 8 charming flowers attracted the judges attention. The plant, growing on an ‘aged branch’ was only a few centimeters high and the inflorescence extended about 12 cm. The species is native to Indochina. The Kew Monocot Checklist considers this a synonym of Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris.

Grower: Bill Timm

This exceptionally well grown specimen of Cycnoches chlorochilon had four inflorescences and 19 flowers. The plant consisted of four new annual growths, each flowering. The species was described in 1838 and grows in Panama, Venezuela, Columbia and surrounding areas.

Grower: Jane Camarota

Nine flowers on four inflorescences adorned this hybrid of C. Suavoir by Lc. Irene Finney registered by Hausermann in 1974. The splash petals come from the grandparent C. intermedia (parent of C. Suavoir).

Grower: Monroe Kokin

Whether your preference is to call this hybird of Bulb. (Cirr.) makoyanum x Bulb. (Cirr.) amesianum this well-grown and well-flowered plant captured three awards at the show table. The cross was registered in 1969 and has been awarded twice for culture – the specimen exhibited easily reached the standard of those awards. It had over 70 inflorescenses and many more just beginning to appear.

The choice of the genus name depends on which authority one consults. According to the Monocot Project Checklist by Kew, all plants horticulturally known as Cirrhopetalums are Bulblophyllums, and theerfore each parent is a Bulbophyllum species. However, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which maintains the records of orchid hybrids, currently considers this hybrid a Cirrhopetalum. Since the American Orchid Society follows the RHS for naming hybrids, this is technically a Cirrhopetalum. Most growers accept either genus name on this hybrid.

Growers: Chris Simco

Six large flowers graced the one inflorescense of this Cattleya hybrid. It is a cross of C. bicolor ‘Bronze Beauty’ AM/AOS x Blc. Owen Holmes ‘Mendenhall’ AM/AOS, registered in 2005. Its intense color and bright lip drew the judges attention.

Growers: Ted and Marty Kellogg

A small growing plant, less than 15 cm. tall, carried two coerulea flowers with a natural spread of 9 cm. The plant is several years old and the size of the plant appears to be the mature plant size. The flowers are well-formed and well-held.

Growers: Ted and Marty Kellogg

While Ted believes he collected this plant many, many years ago in Ecuador, the only recorded occurance of the species is from Brazil. The identification was done by Carl Luer. The small flowers have an intense, dark red brown coloring. It seems to be thriving growing in Florida.

Grower: Venny and Roy Klinger

With an eye catching twenty-three flowers on four inflorescences, Roy’s plant finally won the first place award for the show table (it had earned the second palce award in 2003 and 2004). This showing doubled the number of inflorescences and flowers from when it was last shown. It is a hybrid of Lc. Kencolor x C. guttata.

Growers: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Four Psychopsis hybrids, all with Psy. papilio strongly in their background were shown as a group. The group included one infloresence with two flowers opening back to back and another with the flower in the process of opening. The intensity and form of the chestnut markings varied considerably. All of the hybrids originated from Carter and Holmes.

Growers: Lindalee Anderson (top or left) and Ted and Marty Kellogg

A plant of this clone was shown last July. At that time, the comment was “It also appears that this cross was never registered with RHS or won’t show on their database. A Google search shows several listiings for Lc. or C. Netrasiri Waxy ‘Jairug’ and some even show an AM award for the clone. If anyone knows the story behind this confusion please send me an email (tmk@uri.edu).”

This year we also had a clone of Lc. Loog Tone on the table – and the Netrasiri Waxy looked just like it. Maybe it is a case of name proliferation through meristemming…

Grower: Bill Timm

A warm growing Bulbophyllum species from the lowland evergreen forests of Vietnam. It has been known as a Cirropetalum and as Bulbophyllum bootanoides. The flowers are about 3 cm. long.

Grower: Bob Hague

Three large flat yellow flowers with a striking red lip drew the attention of the speaker. This clone was awarded in 1999 and is the result of a cross of Blc. Tassie Barbero by Blc. Toshie Aoki registered in 1990. The cross represents complex yellow Cattleya breeding with 18 species introduced over 8 generations in its background.