June 2009

Show Table June 2009

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 members. 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 June. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.

First Place and Members’ Choice: Bromecanthe Garnet Glory

Grower: John Simms

The bright red color of this floriferous hybrid caught the judges and members attention. The current genus name is probably unfamiliar to most – It is the result of the hybrid Guaritonia Why Not x Myrmecophila thompsoniana. Yet, most of us would be more familiar with the cross expressed as Cattleytonia Why not x Schomburgkia thompsoniana.

Second Place: Burrageara Dee Luce ‘Everglades’

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

An Oncidium type hybrid from Milton Carpenter’s work to produce heat tolerant Oncidiums. Ted has grown the plant since 2001 and it blooms every year..

Third Place: Bulbophllum Jim Clarkson ‘A-doribill 63’ AM/AOS

Grower: Joe Crook

A very brightly colored, well shaped hybrid of Bulb. lobbii x Bulb. claptonense. Another example of the potential frustration of orchid names. Many authorities consider the two parents as forms of Bulb. lobbii. If that approach was used to name this plant it would be considered a very good form of lobbii.

Best Species, Members’ Choice: Myrmecophilia albopurpurea

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This species is native to the Cayman Islands. The Plant when shown had seven upright inflorescence with 50 flowers and buds. This is a suitable plant for lanai or yard culture in our region.

Speaker’s Choice: Sophrocattleya Tropical Pointer ‘Spot’

Grower: Bob Wallace

Multiple stems of many flowers made an eye catching display. The plant carried a varietal name of ‘spot’ which does not reflect an award, but was likely used for commercial purposes.

Judges were Sandy Carless, Ouida Felker, Mary Zweig, Susan Fender.

32 plants from 14 exhibitors were shown.

May 2009 Plant Table

Show Table May 2009

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 members. 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 May. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.

First Place and Members’ Choice: Doritaenopsis Little Gem Stripes

Grower: Bob Wallace

A complex phalaenopsis developed for its smaller, intensely colored flowers on shorter inflorescences to make useful in home decor. The compact mass of flowers attracted the members’ attention.

Second Place: Cymbidium Little Black Sambo

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

A delightful, small-flowered Cymbidium that grows well in our climate. The plant carried four gracefully arching inflorescences. It is a primary cross of Cym. canaliculatum and Cym. madidum.

Third Place: Procycleya Little Nuggets ‘Mendenhall’ HCC/AOS

Grower: Richard Amos

A well grown plant with ten inflorescences. Its blooming season and habit matches the characteristics of the E. tampensis parent. One of the grandparents, Psh. mariae, is nearly impossible to grow in our area, but this grandchild is a good grower here.

Best Species, Members’ Choice: Rhyncholaelia digbyana

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This species grows from southern Mexico through Central America. The species was first described by Lindley in 1846 and moved to the genus Rhyncholaelia in 1918. Names do not change easily – many people still refer to this plant using its original genus name, Brassavola.

Speaker’s Choice: Darwinara Walnut Valley

Grower: Bob Wallace

A small growing hybrid of Darwinara Charm x Vandafinetia Virgil which had deep purple blue flowers. It is a good plant for our area, tolerating the hot summers and cool winters.

Judges were Marian King, Mary Anne Digrazia, Judy Russell, Bryan Heard.

18 plants from 8 exhibitors were shown.

April 2009 Plant Table

Show Table April 2009

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 members. 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: Catasetum Black Knight

Grower: Bill Timm

An excellent example of a primary hybrid of Ctsm. expansum x Ctsm tenebrosum. A well formed inflorescence held over twenty flowers. The contrast of the yellow lip callus, the bright green center lip and the chocolate brown petals and sepals drew everyone’s attention.

Second Place: Cattleya Helen Peterson ‘Kensington’ AM/AOS

Grower: Carol Wood

This plant is one of the many offspring of the famous white Cattleya, Bob Betts. The hybrid was registered in 1961 and the flower award was received in 1979.

Third Place: Phalaenopsis ?

Grower: ?

The web master has either lost the identification or the plant was submitted without a name or exhibitor listed. A very nice ‘table top’ phalaenopsis with three inflorescence.

Best Species, Members’ Choice and Speaker’s Choice: Paphiopedilium lowii

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This species is from the Philippines. The plant shown was purchased at an VAOS auction and had 8 inflorescence with 30 flowers and buds. The plant is one of the Krull-Smith Paph lowii seedlings.

29 plants from 14 exhibitors were shown.