Category Archives: Plant table

Grower: Bill Timm

This Brazilian species had 22 flowers on 7 inflorescences and created a display that impressed everyone. It was the first ‘triple’ ribbion winner in many years. The plant was entered as an ‘alba’ variety but was a very soft pink in color.

This species genus name has recently been accepted as a Sophronitis by Kew in its Monocot Checklist. While it was originally defined by Lindl. as Cattleya lobata in 1848, it was identifiedas Laelia lobata by Veitch in 1878. The change to Sophronitis was proposed in 2000 by Van den Berg and Chase, and there was yet another proposal in 2002 by Chiron and Castro to call it Hadrolaelia. While the name had been unchanged for over 120 years, the recent changes and proposed changes are the result of studies of its DNA.

Grower: Bill Timm

Brassia Rex is a hybrid of Brs. veruccosa by Brs. gireoudiana registered by Moir in 1964. It has been remade several times. The grex has received over 30 AOS awards, about one-quarter of them have been for culture.

Grower: Bill Timm

The name of this plant is Ctsm. Francis Nelson. That cross was registered as a hybrid of Ctsm. socco by Ctsm. fimbriatum and was registered in 1974. Today, Ctsm. trulla is considered a synonym of Ctsm. socco.

The exhibited plant had one inflorescence with over 20 waxy green flowers with burgundy markings.

Observent readers of ths page will note that Bill Timm’s plants won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place – Congratulations Bill.

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Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Twenty-two flowers on eight inflorscences graced this plant. A seedling of a cross between clones ‘Margaret Ilgenfritz’ and ‘Orchidglade’ this plant was purchased in 2003 as an unbloomed seedling from Fender’s Orchids (I misspoke at the meeting when I said it was from another vendor). This blooming is slightly less floriferous than last year – probably time to repot/divide the plant.

Grower: Jane Camarota

This is a hybrid of Coel. Burfordiense by Coel. pandurata registered by Carter and Holmes in 1996. Four clones have won quality AOS awards.

Grower: Shirley Hoffman

A very nicely bloomed plant of this Dendrobium species which is often difficult to grow well in our area. Dendrobium nobile is native to the area Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China. It was first described by Lindley in 1830. The plant is primarily grown to be a showy specimen – 26 of the 31 AOS awards to this spercies have been for culture.

Grower: Mary Anne Digrazia

A floriferous display of this small orchid. Leptotes bicolor is native to southern Brazil to Paraguay. Lindley described the species in 1833.

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Grower: Richard Amos

This well grown plant produced an attractive mound of folliage and flowers. Originally described as Epidendrum bractescens by Lindley in 1840, it was transferred to Encyclia in 1952. It grows from Southern Mexico to Guatemala.

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Grower: Chris Simco

The clone exhibited was a seedling of a cross of two Ctna. Maui Maid clones – ‘Fringe’ and ‘Ivory Dolls.’

Grower: Patti Rapoport

This hybrid of V. Kretcant by V. Kasem’s Delight was registered in 1990. Two clones have been awarded; ‘Crown Fox’ received its AM/AOS award in 2003 on a plant shown at the South African Orchid Council Show in Pietermartzburg, South Africa.

Grower: Katie Caldwell

This is a cross of Paph. Michael Koopowitz by Paph. rothschildianum that was registered in 2001. Twelve AOS awards have been granted to this grex. This second generation hybrid brings together three outstanding multifloral Paphiopedilum species, phillippinense, sanderianum and rothschildianum. Other second generation hybrids with each of these species occuring once in the background are Paph. Angel Hair and Paph. Kemp Tower.

Grower: Orchids Etc.

A hybrid of V. Pat Delight and Ascda. Yip Sum Wah that was registered in 1990. Two clones of this grex have received AOS awards. This is a complex hybrid with eight generations in its background. The Yip Sum Wah parent is used for its intense color and its well-formed, many flowered inflorescence.

Grower: Bill Timm

A species from India and Burma. This miniature will produce over ten flowers on an inflorscence and can produce multiple inflorscences on a single bulb. It grows in a region with a long wet and a long dry season and temperatures which can go up to 100º F and down to near freezing – environmental conditions which should make it choice for lanai growers in our region.

Grower: Katie Cladwell

This wonderful display of a variety of Tolumnias illustrating the many color forms of these delightful minitures caught the attention of our speaker, Bill Fender.

Grower: Bob and Barbara Wagner

This cross of Cym. pumilum by Cym. Rosanna registered in 1966 was part of an effort to breed miniature species to standard Cymbidiums to create fuller flower plants that would grow with ease in South Florida. The exhibited plant carried several inflorescences in full flower.