Show Table November 2004
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of three 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 is given by the program speaker and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for November. Two plants tied for Members’ Choice this month. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place: Ctna. Hamlyn’s Flared Tartan
Grower: Katie Caldwell Katie purchased this plant about three years ago at the Redland’s Orchid Fair. It had numerous inflorescences with all flowers at their peak. The plant is the result of a cross made by Claude Hamilton of Bro. negrilensis x Cthn. Orglade’s Little Lover registered in 1995. Three clones of the cross have won AOS quality awards. |
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Second Place: Blc. Keowee ‘Wings of Fire’ HCC/AOS
Grower: Chris Simco A cross of Lc. Lorraine Shirai x B. nodosa registered in 1975 by Carter and Holmes has earned several AOS awards. This clone, ‘Wings of Fire’, received its award in 1997. |
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Third Place: Paphinia Majestic
Grower: Roy Klinger A hybrid of Pna. cristata by Pna. herrerae registered in 1997 by H & R Nurseries. Siblings of this cross have won 7 AOS quality awards .The flowers are pendent and were presented at the height of their bloom. Look at the larger picture to see the intricate lip. The species parents like warm, wet shady conditions, with drier conditions after growth is completed. |
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Species of the month: Angreacum distichum
Grower: Richard Amos A superb speciemen in prefect condition and full flower. The flowers are only about 1 cm in size, but create an impressive show against the dark green leaves. The leaves are small and form two rows (distichus) along the stem. Several growers have received cultural awards for plants that have had up to 600 flowers. It is native to the area of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Angola. |
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Members’ and Speaker’s Choice: Brassavola Little Stars
Grower: Chris Simco A hybrid of two Brassavola species that grow exceptionally well in our area, nodosa x subulifolia (syn. cordata). Chris’s plant was exceptionally well flowered with the many clusters of blooms creating a hemisphere of color. There have been five cultural AOS awards to growers of this cross, including plants with 500 to 600 flowers. |
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Members’ Choice: Blc. Chunyeah ‘Good Life‘ AM/AOS
Grower: Marilyn Dorrer A cross of Blc. Yassie Barbero x Blc. Kuam-Miao Chen registered in 1991. This clone was awarded the AM/AOS at the New York International Orchid show in 2002 and also was the best yellow cattleya at the 2003 Miami International Orchid Show. The flower’s sepals and petals are a rich yellow that forms a background for the hugh, intense red purple lip. |
Judges:Bob Hague, Jeff Higel, Walter Perrin
35 plants from 18 exhibitors were shown.